Kimberly Palmer: Creative ways to cut your energy costs this summer
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet With energy prices rising and summer heat looming, it’s a good time to make sure your home is running as…
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NATO readies military plans to defend against bruised but unbowed Russia
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia’s armed forces are bruised but by no means beaten in the war in Ukraine, a top NATO…
Continue ReadingInternational center opens to help hold Russian leadership accountable for aggression in Ukraine
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international center has opened at the Hague to support those building cases…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges maritime nations to chart course for net zero shipping emissions by 2050
LONDON (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Monday for maritime nations to agree on a course for the shipping industry to reduce its…
Continue ReadingAward-winning Ukrainian writer dies of injuries suffered in Russian missile attack on restaurant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The PEN America rights group says award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died from her injuries suffered after a…
Continue ReadingCrowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting
By CARA ANNA and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity…
Continue ReadingUS recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. is recommending Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and the risk of…
Continue ReadingAn explosion in a downtown Tokyo building has injured four people, according to media reports
TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district on Monday shattered windows and spewed smoke, injuring four…
Continue ReadingFlooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a relative respite from sweltering heat
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat. Beijing…
Continue ReadingCar crashes into New Hampshire restaurant, injures dozens, pins man in bathroom
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle…
Continue Reading2 soldiers killed in shootout when militants ambush troops in southwest Pakistan, military says
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a group of militants has ambushed troops during a search operation against insurgents in…
Continue ReadingThe wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
By LAURIE KELLMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a decision…
Continue ReadingThe wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
By LAURIE KELLMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has…
Continue ReadingPutin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an…
Continue ReadingThe aftermath of mass shootings infiltrates every corner of survivors’ lives
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after 11-year-old Mayah Zamora was airlifted out of Uvalde,…
Continue ReadingDeep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor is preparing to…
Continue ReadingPlaywright Arthur Miller’s old studio is in a Connecticut parking lot, awaiting its next act
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press ROXBURY, Conn. (AP) — The shingled one-room structure where Arthur Miller worked at his home in Connecticut, from…
Continue ReadingQuake shakes part of Indonesia’s Papua, no immediate reports of casualties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province, but there are no immediate reports of serious damage or…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota university leaders fear ‘catastrophic implications’ of new Minnesota free tuition plan
By JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing…
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