A tornado outbreak in February? In the Great Lakes? Storms leave a trail of destruction
By RICK CALLAHAN and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Severe storms that appear to have spawned a rare February tornado outbreak sent sleeping…
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Burundi detains dozens of soldiers who refused deployment in fight against M23 rebels in Congo
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of Burundian troops have been detained for refusing to be deployed to eastern…
Continue ReadingEU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s own watchdog wants changes to Europe’s search and rescue rules following an…
Continue ReadingTurkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor say Turkish drone strikes…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in the District of Columbia’s GOP presidential primary
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Nikki Haley lead the field of candidates competing in the District of…
Continue ReadingTuvalu’s new government commits to continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan instead of Beijing
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tuvalu’s new government has committed the tiny South Pacific island nation to…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s GOP caucuses
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When life cancels your primary, have a caucus. That’s what Idaho Republicans will do this…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan blames fighting in neighboring Sudan and attacks in the Red Sea for its crisis
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government is blaming the country’s economic crisis in part on fighting…
Continue ReadingNed Blackhawk’s ‘The Rediscovery of America’ is a nominee for $10,000 history prize
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a National Book Award,…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s GOP caucuses
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party will hold presidential caucuses this Saturday, giving voters their…
Continue ReadingAirfares were already dropping. Here’s why they could go even lower in 2024
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet U.S. airfares are, on average, 15% lower now than they were a decade ago, and 6% lower than this time last year. The…
Continue ReadingInexpensive SUVs go toe-to-toe in an Edmunds review of the Chevrolet Trax and the Honda HR-V
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Chevrolet Trax receives a complete redesign for 2024, gaining stylish good looks inside and out, more space, a new…
Continue ReadingSweden charges a man for mapping military installations
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A man who allegedly mapped military installations in Sweden has been charged Wednesday with unauthorized possession of secret…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry wasn’t unfairly stripped of UK security detail after he moved to the US, a judge rules
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London judge has ruled that Prince Harry was not improperly stripped of his publicly funded…
Continue ReadingThe UK is stepping up lawmakers’ security as tensions flare over the Israel-Hamas war
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is stepping up security for lawmakers after politicians reported threats and…
Continue ReadingZuckerberg meets LG, Samsung chiefs in Seoul as Meta ramps up AI ambitions
By JIWON SONG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed cooperation on extended reality…
Continue ReadingLower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three…
Continue ReadingPope Francis had diagnostic tests in a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the…
Continue ReadingSenegalese leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s 10 month delay
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A group of Senegalese civic and religious leaders have proposed holding elections in early…
Continue ReadingBiden highlights how federal money is being used to boost public safety efforts
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to spotlight how federal dollars are both helping cities and…
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