Minor league host families, once a pillar of pro baseball, phased out by new CBA
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an…
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UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says Amy Pope of the United States has been elected as its next director…
Continue ReadingDuo in Austria charged with playing Hitler speeches on train intercom
BERLIN (AP) — Two people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running…
Continue ReadingNorwegian officer found guilty of negligence over sinking of Navy frigate
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The duty commander of a Norwegian Navy frigate that sank following a collision with an oil tanker, has been found guilty…
Continue ReadingMore dogs could show up in outdoor dining spaces. Not everyone is happy about it
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want…
Continue ReadingEurope’s outlook for economic growth brightens — a little
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s executive body raised its economic growth forecast, saying Europe had dodged a winter recession…
Continue ReadingWhat lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win?
By GRANT PECK and HRVOJE HRANJSKI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition has racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at…
Continue ReadingThailand’s opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take power
By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s top two opposition parties are planning for the next stage in…
Continue ReadingGovernment supporters call for Pakistani chief justice to quit over releasing ex-Premier Imran Khan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of government supporters in Pakistan are calling on the country’s top judge to…
Continue ReadingUK promises attack drones, more missiles for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets Sunak on European tour
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack…
Continue ReadingTurkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country
By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish election officials said Monday that in two weeks conservative…
Continue ReadingChina’s Ukraine envoy due to start Europe trip
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough to end the…
Continue ReadingMacron vows to build back factories, boost France’s economy shaken by pension protests
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ambitions to build factories to boost job…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.…
Continue ReadingAuschwitz museum begins emotional work of conserving 8,000 shoes of murdered children
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum has launched a two-year effort to preserve 8,000 shoes…
Continue ReadingBiden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden…
Continue ReadingSudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have fled Sudan to its northern neighbor Egypt, amid brutal fighting…
Continue ReadingNYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a vertical city like New York, any serious effort to address climate change has to focus on…
Continue ReadingJonathan Marchessault scores 3 to lead Golden Knights past Oilers 5-2 to advance to West final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the…
Continue ReadingPieces that may be from wetsuit, surfboard found after surfer attacked by shark off South Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Searchers have found what appear to be pieces of the wetsuit and surfboard belonging to a 46-year-old surfer who was attacked by a…
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