China struggles with weak post-COVID economic recovery
SHIYAN, China (AP) — China’s manufacturing and consumer spending are weakening after a strong start to 2023 after anti-virus controls ended.…
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Lava pours from crater of Philippines’ Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee
By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — Lava is pouring from the crater of the Philippines’ most active…
Continue ReadingMexico’s governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the…
Continue ReadingReport: Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger son
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a…
Continue ReadingUS aims to rejoin UN scientific and educational organization to push back on China
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the U.S. will rejoin the U.N.’s educational and…
Continue ReadingMore companies setting ‘net-zero’ climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to “net…
Continue ReadingCalifornia skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have dedicated a California skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man prosecutors say was beaten to…
Continue ReadingMississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi civil rights lawyer has been arrested while filming a…
Continue ReadingBus carrying wedding guests in Australian wine region rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25
By ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in…
Continue ReadingProtest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s plans to visit Chaco Culture National…
Continue ReadingTexas inmate convicted of robbery, assault captured after prison escape
PLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) — Texas prison officials say a 22-year-old inmate was captured about 250 miles from the prison he had escaped from hours…
Continue Reading13 hurt when large weekend street party turns violent in Syracuse, New York, police say
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say at least 13 people have been injured after an apparent street party that drew hundreds of people turned violent in…
Continue ReadingHospitalized Pope Francis walks a bit, follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Sticking to doctors’ advice, Pope Francis on Sunday skipped his customary weekly…
Continue ReadingOldest of 4 siblings who survived Colombian plane crash told family their mother lived for days
By MARKO ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane…
Continue Reading‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say
By MICHAEL R. SISAK AND MIKE BALSAMO AND JAKE OFFENHARTZ Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that…
Continue ReadingTrump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump readies for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the…
Continue ReadingThree British tourists missing after boat catches fire off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, authorities say
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say three British nationals have gone missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire off…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The…
Continue ReadingJanet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles on tour stop with Ludacris
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert…
Continue Reading‘Transformers’ edge out ‘Spider-Verse’ to claim first place at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the “Transformers” at the box office this weekend and the bots…
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