Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has urged security agencies not to pay ransoms to rescue nearly 300…
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Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Intense storms that swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday brought whipping winds, possible…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, MATTHEW LEE and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of three extremist…
Continue ReadingNearly 500 victims of church sex abuse in France have received financial compensation
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — An independent French body in charge of a reparation program for victims of child sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingEstranged wife gives Gilgo Beach slaying suspect ‘the benefit of the doubt,’ visits him in jail
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The estranged wife of Long Island serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann says she believes he is not capable of the crimes he…
Continue ReadingHans Zimmer talks about first North American tour dates in 7 years, the magic of composing for film
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For generations, German composer Hans Zimmer ‘s film scores have soundtracked magic movie…
Continue ReadingUK high court rules Australian computer scientist is not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed,…
Continue ReadingRepublic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister is visiting Baghdad for high-level meetings, ahead of President…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two…
Continue ReadingA basketball coaching family, dealing with grief, aims at New York and Connecticut state titles
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Linda Zullo would have loved Saturday. Jim Zullo, her husband, will coach in the New York state girls basketball…
Continue ReadingUS commerce secretary hails progress at year’s first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the…
Continue ReadingTop Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to…
Continue ReadingThe United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps…
Continue ReadingJaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins say a shipment carrying…
Continue ReadingSpaceX comes close to completing test flight of mega rocket but loses spacecraft near end
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega rocket has flown higher and farther than ever before. The nearly 400-foot Starship blasted off…
Continue ReadingHere’s why you might see a lot of records on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics
By LUCA BRUNO and ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press ALBA, Italy (AP) — The purple pieces of vulcanized rubber track being produced at a factory in…
Continue ReadingFrom Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists draw from 4 decades
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year represent four decades of play. They range from Atari…
Continue ReadingFormer Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok
By HALELUYA HADERO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that…
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