‘Tiger King’ animal trainer ‘Doc’ Antle gets suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says an animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has…
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Myanmar guerrilla group claims it killed a businessman who helped supply arms to the military
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A guerrilla group in Myanmar has claimed responsibility for a fatal shooting this week of a…
Continue ReadingStudy finds more people are moving into high flood zones, increasing risk of water disasters
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Far more people are in harm’s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an…
Continue ReadingPoland’s central bank cuts interest rates for the second time in month
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s central bank lowered its key interest rate Wednesday, pointing to a drop in inflation despite a still-high rate of…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean…
Continue ReadingJury sees FTX ads with Tom Brady, Larry David, as fraud case is rolled out against Sam Bankman-Fried
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Splashy advertisements featuring football star Tom Brady and comedian Larry…
Continue ReadingGeorge Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring
NEW YORK (AP) — “Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early…
Continue ReadingTrump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fraud trial that could block former President…
Continue ReadingGreek police arrest 2 in connection with gangland car ambush that left 6 Turks dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have arrested two Turkish men on suspicion of involvement in the fatal gangland shooting of six…
Continue ReadingBritish army concludes sexual harassment played a role in 19-year-old soldier taking her own life
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British army investigation has concluded that a 19-year-old soldier believed to have taken her own…
Continue ReadingTurkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish warplanes have launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq. The strikes on Wednesday came…
Continue ReadingShe influenced decades of design with blingy, colorful textiles. A new exhibit pays tribute
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — You may not know her name. But Dorothy Liebes was a celebrity in her day — a weaver and…
Continue ReadingUK prime minister wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in England so eventually no one can
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can…
Continue ReadingIn a first for Canada, a First Nations member has been elected premier to lead a Canadian province
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — In a first for Canada, the voters of Manitoba have elected a First Nations member to be premier of one of the country’s…
Continue ReadingEU countries overcome key obstacle in yearslong plan to overhaul the bloc’s asylum rules
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have overcame a new obstacle in their yearslong quest to overhaul the…
Continue ReadingHungary’s foreign minister hints that Budapest will continue blocking EU military aid to Ukraine
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister has suggested his country will continue blocking a European…
Continue ReadingIsraeli police arrest suspects for spitting near Christian pilgrims and churches in Jerusalem
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have arrested several people suspected of spitting in the direction of…
Continue ReadingJudy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised…
Continue ReadingJill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to talk to their doctors about getting mammograms or other…
Continue ReadingSirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills
MOSCOW (AP) — Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings as part of sweeping drills intended…
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