No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo made no breakthrough in emergency talks aimed at defusing tensions…
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Israel demolishes alleged Palestinian attacker’s home in volatile occupied West Bank
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops have demolished the home of a Palestinian who is suspected of killing an…
Continue ReadingSwiss central bank raises key interest rate and says more hikes can’t be ruled out
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has raised its key interest rate as it seeks to combat inflation and said “it cannot be…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street futures follow global shares lower on rate hikes galore
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street followed global markets lower early Thursday as countries around the world cranked up…
Continue ReadingUK recession fears mount after Bank of England hikes borrowing rates by more than expected
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fears that the British economy is heading for recession have mounted sharply after the Bank of England…
Continue ReadingBritain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers…
Continue ReadingShifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans; experts say that’s a problem
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and SIBI ARASU Associated Press MIDDELBURG, South Africa (AP) — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant…
Continue ReadingAmbitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s…
Continue ReadingJudge to weigh suspending Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge is about to consider whether to allow Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion…
Continue ReadingLean green flying machines take wing in Paris, heralding transport revolution
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet…
Continue ReadingTornadoes tear through northwest Texas town, killing 4 people and causing widespread damage
By KEN MILLER and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple…
Continue ReadingAustralian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an…
Continue ReadingFederal judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for…
Continue ReadingIs it chicken? Here’s how the first bite of ‘cell-cultivated’ meat tastes
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells, their first…
Continue ReadingImmigration drove white, Asian population growth in US last year
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year. Immigration also propelled…
Continue ReadingClimate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Climate activist Vanessa Nakate has urged rich countries to cancel the debt and…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Boebert wanted to impeach Biden, but House Speaker McCarthy had other plans
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingA year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press A year after the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to…
Continue ReadingThe Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says
By PATRICK WHITTLE, HOLLY RAMER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the…
Continue ReadingA year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old…
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