French luxury group Kering to buy 30% stake in Valentino for 1.7 billion euros cash
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — French luxury conglomerate Kering has reached a cash deal to purchase a 30% stake in Italian…
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Sudan conflict brings new atrocities to Darfur as militias kill, rape, burn homes in rampages
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Amna al-Nour narrowly escaped death twice. The first was when militias torched her family’s home in…
Continue ReadingAid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with…
Continue ReadingYoung Chinese opt out of the rat race and pressures at home to pursue global nomad lifestyle
By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A growing number of young Chinese are moving overseas to escape their homeland’s…
Continue ReadingHawaii doesn’t want firearms on its beaches. The state’s latest gun control law goes before a judge
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge is considering whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new…
Continue ReadingTeen says she ‘just prayed’ while saving girl in Michigan school shooting
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge is hearing more testimony at a hearing to determine if a Michigan school shooter will…
Continue ReadingMega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game…
Continue ReadingWho’s in charge of Nashville’s airport? US and Tennessee officials disagree under a new state law
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a…
Continue ReadingTrump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP…
Continue ReadingIndia and Japan look to collaborate in building semiconductors and resilient supply chains
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on bodies from migrant boats buried on the beach in Senegal
By SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — In the seaside town of Saint-Louis, Senegal, officials and residents…
Continue ReadingSchools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four…
Continue ReadingMounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press FULTON, Mo. (AP) — At the entrance to Missouri prisons, large signs plead for help: “NOW HIRING” ……
Continue ReadingJapan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but has fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow…
Continue ReadingUnmarked Senegal beach graves hold untold number of West African migrants, officials and locals say
By SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — The small mounds of sand that dot the beach in northern Senegal blend…
Continue ReadingSingapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second…
Continue ReadingTeen was sexually abused at therapeutic boarding school, lawsuit says as parents advocate oversight
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A teenager with special needs was repeatedly sexually assaulted by an employee at a small private boarding school…
Continue ReadingHomeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix
By THOMAS MACHOWICZ and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Austin says the US stands with countries against China’s ‘bullying behavior’
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the United States stands with countries…
Continue ReadingUN lifts last restriction on arms for Central African Republic government, but not for mercenaries
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has lifted a requirement that the Central African Republic get…
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