Auto tycoon Ghosn denies payments to former French Cabinet minister
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say a judge has questioned auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut over possible links…
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Ex-PM Cameron says the UK focused too much on flu rather than other potential pandemics before COVID
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has told a public inquiry that his government made a…
Continue ReadingEgyptian family awaits word on son as village mourns dozens feared drowned trying to reach Europe
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press IBRASH, Egypt (AP) — Dozens of migrants who packed a fishing vessel that sank off Greece last week came from…
Continue ReadingButtigieg says US ‘green corridors’ initiative is key to cutting shipping industry emissions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an American push to establish “green…
Continue ReadingMultiple tornadoes leave 1 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured in Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and ROGELIO SOLIS Associated Press/Report for America LOUIN, Miss. (AP) — Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi…
Continue ReadingUN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says International donors have promised Monday almost $1.5 billion in additional…
Continue ReadingTom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership…
Continue ReadingMontenegro court sentences founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs to 4 months in prison
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A court in Montenegro has sentenced the founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform…
Continue ReadingSoccer fan chuckles after getting ban for wearing offensive jersey related to Hillsborough tragedy
LONDON (AP) — A soccer fan has been banned from attending matches for four years for wearing a shirt to this month’s FA Cup final that made an…
Continue ReadingTunisia says attacker fatally stabbed police officer at Brazilian Embassy; suspect arrested
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Tunisian government says a police officer guarding the Brazilian Embassy in Tunisia has been fatally stabbed in an…
Continue ReadingKuwait names new Cabinet amid infighting with parliament that has paralyzed the political system
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait has named a new Cabinet following its third parliamentary election in…
Continue ReadingWho gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just six days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a…
Continue ReadingThe story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations,…
Continue Reading‘It was hell’: Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US response
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary’s home in Niger under the cover…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: Shopping on social media the smart way
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Shoppers are increasingly buying items on social media sites, whether it’s through an influencer post or…
Continue ReadingHigh art becomes body art as visitors to Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum get inked
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Henk Schiffmaker’s needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian…
Continue ReadingUK lawmakers back scathing report that slammed Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Commons on Monday resoundingly endorsed a report that found Boris Johnson lied…
Continue ReadingAuthor Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work and resolve
BERLIN (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in…
Continue ReadingMacron urges Europe to develop its own air defense systems and not rely on the US
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging European nations to seek more independence on airspace…
Continue ReadingChinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought…
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