‘Quiet luxury’: No flash, no logos, but big-time style
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They’re the biggest of brands. But with no logos. And that’s the whole point. Call it…
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India’s stretched health care fails millions in rural areas
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer SURGUJA, India (AP) — Poonam Gond is learning to describe her pain by numbers. Zero means no pain and 10 is…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea tour bus crash kills 1 Israeli, 34 people hurt
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34…
Continue ReadingSenegal gas deal drives locals to desperation, prostitution
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP report on impact of Senegal’s gas project
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — For years, residents of the small fishing town of Saint-Louis in Senegal have been…
Continue ReadingG7 diplomats to grapple with Ukraine, China, N. Korea crises
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press KARUIZAWA, Japan (AP) — Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China’s belligerent military moves around rival…
Continue ReadingA cyclone-hit Indian hamlet pins its hopes on a sea wall
By LEKSHMI GOPALAKRISHNAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Nearly two years ago, Mary Sebastian was hoisted on a chair and carried by a…
Continue ReadingPowerful Cyclone Ilsa lashes Australia’s northwest coast
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most powerful tropical cyclone in eight years lashed its northwest coast…
Continue ReadingRussian court fines Wikipedia for article about Ukraine war
A Moscow court on Thursday again fined Wikipedia for a Russian-language article it refused to remove about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the…
Continue ReadingMini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised…
Continue ReadingUN: As many as 400,000 migrants may cross Darien Gap in 2023
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Two U.N. groups said Thursday that the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could…
Continue ReadingLatest ruling on pill shifts US abortion landscape again
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal appeals court has kept an abortion pill available, clarifying the U.S. abortion landscape but not…
Continue ReadingExperts doubt Mexico’s pledge to protect endangered porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Environment Department promised to do more to protect the endangered vaquita marina porpoise Thursday, to head…
Continue ReadingReport: Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn’t report deal
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingPost-Parkland, Florida OKs easier path for death penalty
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will soon no longer require unanimous jury recommendations for judges to…
Continue ReadingSnowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing…
Continue ReadingNewly active Texas sinkhole unearths forgotten fears in some
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press DAISETTA, Texas (AP) — When the massive sinkhole first appeared in Daisetta in May 2008, some residents had…
Continue ReadingJudge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman won’t be able to oversee proceedings in another…
Continue ReadingThousands to lose aid under Iowa bill backed by lawmakers
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thousands of Iowa residents are expected to lose Medicaid and food stamp benefits…
Continue ReadingFlorida man sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for his role in the insurrection and storming of the U.S.…
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