British Open raises purse to $16.5 million with the winner to get $3 million
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open is raising its prize fund from $14 million to $16.5 million. That means the winner next week at Royal…
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Women’s World Cup brings attention to abuse in soccer
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Women’s World Cup will be played with new programs in place to help protect players and other…
Continue ReadingFrance’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have…
Continue ReadingTraces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say
BERLIN (AP) — European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council that investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples…
Continue ReadingSerbian president says the real reason for US sanctions against Serbian spy chief is his Russia ties
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says the real reason why the country’s intelligence chief is facing U.S. sanctions…
Continue ReadingACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema and England’s Leah Williamson are among the stars of women’s soccer who…
Continue ReadingChinese hackers breached State Dept., other government email on eve of Blinken visit, officials say
By FRANK BAJAK and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — State-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security in…
Continue ReadingArgentina turns its attention to youth divisions in search of a Messi-like player in women’s soccer
By DEBORA REY Associated Press AREQUITO, Argentina (AP) — Candelaria Cabrera was the only girl playing in a boys league where she lives in…
Continue ReadingIran’s president begins a rare visit to Africa ‘to promote economic diplomacy’
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as the country under heavy U.S. economic…
Continue ReadingThai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
By JIM GOMEZ and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thailand’s top diplomat said Wednesday that he met with ousted Myanmar…
Continue ReadingHouse fire kills 4 adults and 6 children in Pakistan, rescuers and police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials say a fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn…
Continue ReadingRussia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows…
Continue ReadingParaguay’s president-elect recommits to ties as Taiwan’s last ally in South America
By SIMINA MISTREANU TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, has committed to maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan,…
Continue ReadingThailand’s Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law
By JINATAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top…
Continue ReadingThe Manson ‘family’: A look at key players and victims in the cult leader’s killings
By ROBERT JABLON and JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a…
Continue ReadingAfter half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach
By ILAN BEN ZION AND ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Over half a century, Nissim Kahlon has transformed a tiny cave on a…
Continue ReadingChip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has announced it is backing out of a $19.5 billion…
Continue ReadingDeputies who reported a Texas sheriff to public corruption investigators say nothing was done
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former deputies say they repeatedly reported a Texas sheriff who’s faced years of complaints…
Continue ReadingSnow shovels in hand, Vermonters volunteer to clean up after epic floods
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain…
Continue ReadingChina sends large group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan in forceful display
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers,…
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