Holy Land Christians say attacks rising in far-right Israel
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise…
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Stocks open higher on Wall Street as inflation slows
By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Stocks are rising on Wall Street Thursday following the latest sign that inflation continues to…
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French protesters are bracing for an expected ruling Friday by a top constitutional body that they…
Continue ReadingDOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold
By PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme…
Continue ReadingNew India-born World Bank chief: Real change or rebranding?
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and had his early success in…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military warns of conflict after rival force deploys
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has warned about potential clashes with the country’s powerful…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula in Shanghai on visit to boost ties with China
BEIJING (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday as he looks to boost ties…
Continue ReadingChina’s exports rebound unexpectedly to growth in March
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rebounded unexpectedly to growth in March despite a decline in U.S. and…
Continue ReadingSecond expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee…
Continue ReadingSyria, Saudi Arabia move toward restoring embassies, flights
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia say they have started procedures to reopen embassies and resume flights…
Continue ReadingTrump answers questions for 7 hours in NY fraud lawsuit
By MICHAEL R. SISAK ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his…
Continue ReadingDeath penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal…
Continue Reading4 firefighters die in garment factory blaze in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say four firefighters have died and nearly a dozen others were injured after a massive fire broke out in a…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s most powerful cyclone in 12 years to cross coast
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in 12…
Continue ReadingGulf nations Bahrain, Qatar to restore ties after boycott
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar have agreed to restore diplomatic relations. Bahrain had been the last…
Continue ReadingTorrential storms batter South Florida, close key airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nearly a foot (30 centimeters) of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding,…
Continue Reading14-year-old fatally shot, 5 wounded at North Carolina home
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a 14-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting during a…
Continue ReadingOAS rights court rules against Mexico on no-bail policy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Inter American Human Rights Court has ruled that Mexico violated the rights of two men who were held in pre-trial detention…
Continue Reading1 dead, 3 hurt at Indiana park during memorial for slain man
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say one person has died and three have been wounded in a shooting at a park during a memorial in Fort Wayne,…
Continue ReadingUS to Mali: End restrictions on UN peacekeepers, seek peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is warning Mali’s military government that it would be…
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