4 dead after fire at New York City e-bike shop spreads to apartments
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest…
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New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country’s most right-wing in decades
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland, which recently became NATO’s 31st member, swore in a new coalition government…
Continue ReadingSoccer faces wave of racial and offensive abuse incidents amid FIFA pledge to stop games
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A leading anti-discrimination group in soccer says there is an “urgent crisis” in the game…
Continue ReadingHow a Mexican spiritual leader preserves the sacred knowledge of the volcano known as El Popo
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Moisés Vega has a distinctive job: The 64-year-old Mexican says he can speak…
Continue ReadingRwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A lawyer for one of the last remaining suspects accused of orchestrating brutal…
Continue ReadingBuild begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and federal officials will formally kick off construction Tuesday of a massive…
Continue ReadingVatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, ‘radical inclusion’ of LGBTQ+
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete…
Continue Reading9 Egyptians appearing in Greek court over deadly migrant shipwreck
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nine Egyptian men accused of being members of a migrant smuggling ring involved in one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate is charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking…
Continue ReadingHead of UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns of service cuts without more funding
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that without a new injection of funding, it…
Continue ReadingCharitable giving in 2022 drops for only the third time in 40 years: Giving USA report
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 — only the third time in four…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the…
Continue ReadingEstonia to allow same-sex marriage starting in 2024
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s lawmakers are giving the green light to legislation allowing same-sex marriage as of next year, making Estonia the…
Continue ReadingUS and China are talking at a high level again, but their rivalry remains unchecked
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for global…
Continue ReadingCross bequeathed by Pope Benedict XVI is stolen from church in his home region in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his home German region of Bavaria has been stolen from the…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Should you financially support adult kids?
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Parenting comes with many responsibilities, and one is raising financially independent kids. But adult kids…
Continue ReadingAuto tycoon Ghosn files $1 billion lawsuit in Lebanon against Nissan over his imprisonment in Japan
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals…
Continue ReadingNorwegian citizen arrested in Hungary for alleged extremist plot
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police have arrested a Norwegian citizen in Hungary on suspicion that he was planning an extremist attack modeled after a…
Continue ReadingEurope, US urged to investigate the type of AI that powers systems like ChatGPT
LONDON (AP) — European Union consumer protection groups are urging regulators to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning…
Continue ReadingBillie Jean King recalls the meeting that launched the WTA women’s tennis tour 50 years ago
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A half-century later, Billie Jean King thinks back on the landmark gathering of female tennis players at a London…
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