Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Ring, ring! It’s rush hour on Paris’ Sébastopol Boulevard, and the congestion is…
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Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading with a significant increase in killings, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says in a new report that gang violence in Haiti is escalating and…
Continue ReadingTeen testifies about boy’s death and firearms training at New Mexico compound
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler…
Continue ReadingTrading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong stock exchange says trading of shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer…
Continue ReadingChristie calls Trump ‘Donald Duck,’ DeSantis knocks former president and other debate takeaways
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive start in the second Republican presidential…
Continue ReadingMexican army sends troops, helicopters, convoys in to towns cut off by drug cartels
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s armed forces sent troops, vehicle convoys and soldiers into remote…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a ‘new Cold War’
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an exponential increase in production…
Continue ReadingBiden isn’t paying much attention to the 2024 GOP debate. He’s already zeroing in on Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden was raising campaign cash in San Francisco on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingExxonMobil loses bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — ExxonMobil has lost a court bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California — a crucial…
Continue ReadingMan who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign stop pleads guilty in federal case
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man who climbed the platform at a campaign event in western New York last year and grappled with Republican gubernatorial…
Continue ReadingJenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, to challenge island’s governor in primary
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, Jenniffer González, says she will run for governor of the U.S. territory.…
Continue ReadingChinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of Chinese immigrant workers is suing over forced labor and…
Continue ReadingDisney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees…
Continue ReadingRussia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel and Arabs before Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia is accusing the United States of promoting Israel’s normalization of relations…
Continue ReadingAfter sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S.…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000
By REBECCA SANTANA and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to…
Continue ReadingCVS responds quickly after pharmacists frustrated with their workload don’t show up
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A group of pharmacists frustrated with overwhelming workloads didn’t show up for work last week in at least a…
Continue ReadingVirginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the rhetoric being used by their…
Continue ReadingFrancona’s beloved scooter stolen, stripped as Cleveland’s manager gets ready to say goodbye to game
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona won’t be riding off on his beloved scooter after all. Just hours before his final…
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