What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes…
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China defends trade with Russia after the US says equipment used in Ukraine might have been exported
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has defended its dealings with Russia as “normal economic and trade cooperation” after a United States…
Continue ReadingDivided Cyprus’ rival leaders appeal for information on the missing as eyewitnesses die
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for…
Continue ReadingAdidas to release second batch of Yeezy sneakers after breakup with Ye
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers…
Continue ReadingPhilippine ferry was overloaded when it flipped over, leaving 27 dead, official says
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard chief says the skipper of a ferry that flipped over in a lake…
Continue ReadingGermany used to be the world’s export powerhouse. Now, it’s not growing. What happened?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German economy is still failing to grow. The country that should be the industrial…
Continue ReadingA rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in…
Continue ReadingMan questioned in Montana after Arizona woman reappears following four years missing
By MATTHEW BROWN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched…
Continue ReadingGerman far-right leader urges conservatives to break down ‘firewall’ against his party
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break…
Continue ReadingMillions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world are…
Continue ReadingAs crews contain Europe fires, Pope Francis sounds alarm on climate threat to ‘our common home’
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis has urged governments to do more to fight climate…
Continue ReadingBiden jokes that Republicans may impeach him because inflation is starting to cool down
By JOSH BOAK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press AUBURN, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to…
Continue ReadingBiden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong court rejects a government-requested ban on popular protest song after Google’s defiance
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong judge has rejected a government request to ban the protest song “Glory to Hong…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines. The storm plowed into the eastern…
Continue ReadingSoldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year
BY DREW COSTLEY, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on…
Continue ReadingMoscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings
By FELIPE DANA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Friday struck the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally got back on track Friday following more encouraging profit reports and…
Continue ReadingChina demands US invite Hong Kong leader to economic meeting, adding to strains over crackdown
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference…
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