Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks heading to the polls Sunday for a second general election in five weeks, with…
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Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma…
Continue ReadingThe US has tons of leftover food. Upcycling turns would-be trash into ice cream and pizza
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — At Tyler Malek’s ice cream parlors, one cook’s trash is another chef’s…
Continue ReadingMalaysia says it will take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government says it will take legal action against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for…
Continue ReadingInflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year’s Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia is hosting its biggest Hajj pilgrimage in three years, starting Monday. But for many…
Continue ReadingInterstate 95 reopens less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Interstate 95 reopened Friday less than two weeks after a…
Continue ReadingAnimal sedative xylazine in fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to…
Continue ReadingChinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as…
Continue Reading2024 GOP candidates call for federal abortion limits ahead of anniversary of Roe reversal
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republican presidential candidates called Friday for imposing federal…
Continue ReadingThey fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — On a breezy morning at the height of the dry season six months ago, Rifkatu Andruwus and…
Continue ReadingNASA opposes lithium mining at tabletop flat Nevada desert site used to calibrate satellites
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists, tribal leaders and others have fought for years against lithium mining…
Continue ReadingParis climate summit ends without a deal on global tax on shipping
By SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Paris summit on finance and climate has wrapped up without a deal for a tax…
Continue ReadingTourist sub’s implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When the Titan submersible made its fateful dive into the North Atlantic on Sunday, it also…
Continue ReadingAs Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning that Republicans seeking a nationwide ban on…
Continue ReadingWhat caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it’s not even clear who will lead the investigation
By PATRICK WHITTLE and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A day after revelations that the Titan submersible imploded, officials are searching the…
Continue ReadingA suspected Russian diplomat is occupying a proposed embassy site vetoed by Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A suspected Russian diplomat is apparently squatting on the site of Moscow’s…
Continue ReadingNearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of…
Continue ReadingFormer New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday she is writing a…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina GOP legislators making changes to new abortion law days before enforcement
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have rolled out adjustments to the state’s new…
Continue ReadingCanada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that…
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