How to design a volunteering program in your workplace
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press More workplaces are bolstering their volunteer programs, especially as employee demands grow for socially…
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Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for…
Continue ReadingTop French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of diplomatic…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden, but Trump keeps bringing up another Democrat, Jimmy…
Continue ReadingPassage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly…
Continue ReadingNicole Kidman, who ‘makes movies better,’ gets AFI Life Achievement Award
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the…
Continue ReadingArmed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest. Police say around 15…
Continue ReadingAerial photos show wide devastation left by a deadly tornado in China’s Guangzhou
BEIJING (AP) — Aerial photos posted by Chinese state media show wide devastation in part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front-line pressure
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the…
Continue ReadingDubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the…
Continue ReadingBiden and Netanyahu speak as pressure’s on Israel over planned Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
By TIA GOLDENBERG, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had…
Continue ReadingArrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as schools with graduation ceremonies next…
Continue ReadingA Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life
By ADIL JAWAD and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’…
Continue ReadingRenowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving…
Continue ReadingAfrican farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA, OMAR FARUK and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new…
Continue ReadingA funeral is held for 20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an arms depot explosion at an army base
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — A funeral was held Sunday for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in southwestern…
Continue ReadingPolice officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the…
Continue ReadingWild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South,…
Continue ReadingA Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They’re among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz is a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern…
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