US probes complaints that Ford Escape doors can open while SUVs are being driven
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are…
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Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don’t need to install…
Continue ReadingGerman opposition leader takes aim at migration, but largely rules out working with far right
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader says large-scale migration is one of the country’s…
Continue ReadingAid group says 2 children died as families fled Taliban demolition of their Kabul shantytown
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international aid group says two children died as Afghan families fled a Taliban demolition of their shantytown homes in the…
Continue ReadingThreats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three…
Continue ReadingRights group urges probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary forces battling the army
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A prominent rights group has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate atrocities in…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Champion runner Caster Semenya won a potentially landmark legal decision for sports on Tuesday when the European…
Continue Reading‘I will not stay quiet’: Israel evicts Palestinian family from home after 45-year legal battle
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have evicted a Palestinian family from a contested apartment in…
Continue ReadingBook sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from…
Continue ReadingLive Updates | NATO leaders move to simplify path for Ukraine to join alliance
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The NATO chief says alliance leaders on Tuesday agreed to allow Ukraine to join “when allies agree and conditions are…
Continue ReadingSpain’s right-wing opposition leader puts Socialist prime minister on defensive in election debate
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s right-wing opposition leader has put Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the…
Continue ReadingGiant panda gives birth to squirming, squealing healthy twin girls at South Korean theme park
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to squirming, squealing healthy twin girls at a South Korean theme park. Ai Bao gave birth…
Continue ReadingAustralian war hero appeals court decision that blamed him for unlawful killings in Afghanistan
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living war veteran has lodged an appeal against a civil…
Continue ReadingRapper Lil Nas X reported to be among among scooter-riding tourists stopped in Oslo tunnel
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Norway’s capital briefly stopped four Americans who rode through an Oslo tunnel on electric scooters, and a…
Continue ReadingIndonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a ‘miscalculation away’ from a catastrophe
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top diplomat is warning of the threat posed by nuclear…
Continue ReadingGerman businessman’s dismembered body found in freezer in Thailand with chainsaw and hedge clippers
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say they have found the dismembered body of a missing German…
Continue ReadingChina signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’
BEIJING (AP) — The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on law enforcement and security matters in a move likely…
Continue ReadingUK wages are rising at a record pace. That makes higher interest rates more likely
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation. That’s…
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