3 teenagers were fatally shot in South Carolina, and two schoolmates have been arrested
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two people killed three teenagers and wounded a fourth in South Carolina’s capital city in an…
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Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A spokesperson says Mali’s military-led government has postponed a presidential election…
Continue ReadingLecturers and staff at some UK universities stage a fresh round of strikes at the start of new term
LONDON (AP) — Lecturers and other staff at some 40 U.K. universities are staging a new round of strike action in a long-running dispute over pay…
Continue ReadingDriver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Thirty-five-year-old…
Continue ReadingInterest rates will stay high ‘as long as necessary,’ the European Central Bank’s leader says
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high long enough…
Continue ReadingEgypt sets a presidential election for December with el-Sissi likely to stay in power until 2030
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says it will hold a presidential election over three days in December with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to…
Continue ReadingFresh fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Amhara region between military and local militiamen
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Fresh fighting has erupted in the second-biggest town of Ethiopia’s turbulent Amhara…
Continue ReadingLibya’s top prosecutor jails 8 officials for potential negligence in the deadly collapse of dams
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor says he has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials…
Continue ReadingExperimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental…
Continue ReadingCall for sanctions as homophobic chants again overshadow French soccer’s biggest game
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Homophobic chanting by sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeting Marseille players has again marred the…
Continue ReadingA deputy police chief in Thailand cries foul after his home is raided for a gambling investigation
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have raided the residence of one of the country’s four deputy national…
Continue ReadingThe UN’s top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This fall, the United Nations is to convene an advisory group on artificial intelligence.…
Continue ReadingPhoto giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it’s also embracing the technology
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Anyone looking for a beautiful photograph of a desert landscape can find many choices from Getty Images,…
Continue ReadingOpponents of a controversial Tokyo park redevelopment file a petition urging government to step in
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A growing movement opposing a highly controversial redevelopment of a historic Tokyo park has…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one overcomes awful odds to win top prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $835 million after no one beat the immense odds Monday night and won the top…
Continue ReadingA Molotov cocktail is thrown at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, but there’s no significant damage
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one Molotov cocktail has been thrown at the Cuban Embassy in…
Continue ReadingA former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care…
Continue ReadingWhat is Nakhchivan? And after Nagorno-Karabakh, is this the next crisis for Azerbaijan and Armenia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — After Azerbaijan’s military offensive regained full control of the breakaway…
Continue ReadingWhat is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily…
Continue ReadingCricket at the Asian Games reminds of what’s surely coming to the Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Asian Games offer a preview of what could soon be coming to the Olympics. That’s…
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