From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine
By The Associated Press Ukrainian troops are probing Russian defenses as spring gives way to a second summer of fighting, and Kyiv’s forces are…
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Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — When it comes to skyrocketing pasta prices, Italians are crying: Basta! They have had enough after…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia markets higher ahead of US inflation, Fed rates decision
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal…
Continue ReadingPolitical collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on ‘culture war’ bill threatens billions in school funds
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in…
Continue ReadingIraq’s parliament approves budget, ending dispute over oil revenue sharing with Kurdish region
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament has belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget…
Continue ReadingKouri Richins, Utah mom accused of killing husband and then writing book about grief, denied bail
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Utah mother of three who wrote a children’s book about coping with…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand public radio apologizes for publishing ‘pro-Kremlin garbage’ after wire stories altered
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The head of New Zealand’s public radio station has apologized for publishing…
Continue ReadingMoms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the…
Continue ReadingYoung climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming
By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Rikki Held decided to join other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit to force…
Continue ReadingThe Great Grift: Five things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
By AARON KESSLER, RICHARD LARDNER and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters…
Continue ReadingJill Biden says ‘it’s a little shocking’ many Republicans support Trump after indictment
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden warned Democratic donors Monday that the 2024 election…
Continue ReadingBiden will host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s meeting with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has…
Continue ReadingTrump prepares for court appearance as 1st ex-president to face federal criminal charges
By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court…
Continue ReadingRape and torture: Transgender women open up about their suffering under Argentina’s dictatorship
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Julieta González stepped inside the blocky white building where the Argentine…
Continue Reading60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she…
Continue ReadingThe Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
By RICHARD LARDNER, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and AARON KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters…
Continue ReadingNew York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming…
Continue ReadingSongwriter Cynthia Weil, who had hits with husband Barry Mann, honored at California memorial
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Songwriter Cynthia Weil was honored during a music-filled memorial service in…
Continue ReadingIn Uganda, a recent ban on charcoal making disrupts a lucrative but destructive business
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press GULU, Uganda (AP) — The charcoal makers in the forests of northern Uganda fled into the bush, temporarily…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Maryland home stemming from dispute
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in the…
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