Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form…
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‘Miss Peregrine’ author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, ‘Sunderworld’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sunderworld, Vol. 1 The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry” begins the adventures of a Los Angeles teen who after…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida will stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will stress the need for a rules-based international…
Continue ReadingWarsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s chief rabbi says that Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | Police tell UCLA protesters to disperse or face arrest
By The Associated Press Announcements broadcasted on the University of California, Los Angeles campus have told demonstrators to disperse or they…
Continue ReadingThe UN’s nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as…
Continue ReadingArizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
By ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all…
Continue ReadingKremlin parades Western equipment captured from Ukrainian army at Moscow exhibition
MOSCOW (AP) — An exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine has opened in the Russian…
Continue ReadingPaul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive…
Continue ReadingAccused teen linked to Sydney bishop’s stabbing applies for release from custody
SYDNEY (AP) — A 15-year-old boy who claims to be a friend of the teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop recently has applied to be released from…
Continue ReadingNews organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets,…
Continue ReadingEU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue
By JACK BROOK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human…
Continue ReadingA man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan official says an unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has…
Continue ReadingDrone footage shows devastation in Ukraine’s strategic eastern city of Chasiv Yar as Russians near
By JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of…
Continue Reading17-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after assaulting 3 at school in northern England
LONDON (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were assaulted with a sharp object…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance…
Continue ReadingEcuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last month. Lawyers…
Continue ReadingFormer students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’ll cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly…
Continue ReadingBritish police officer faces terror charge for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp
LONDON (AP) — A police watchdog says a British constable is facing terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp. The Independent Office…
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