Evacuations end after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment
By JOSH FUNK and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press PRINSBURG, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of people had to evacuate their Minnesota hometown after a train…
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Police shooting of Black man referred to UK prosecutors
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog has asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge a police officer over…
Continue ReadingJapanese surfer nears 90 and talks of catching waves at 100
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUJISAWA, Japan (AP) — Seiichi Sano was a busy company owner for the early part of his life. But he began anew at…
Continue ReadingShould you buy now, pay later for your wedding?
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet “Buy now, pay later” plans let you break up your purchase into smaller installments that you pay over a series of…
Continue Reading4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing…
Continue ReadingTears, anger as Indonesian soccer fears FIFA sanctions
By NINIEK KARMINI and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian soccer players and fans reacted with tears and outrage…
Continue ReadingChina renews warnings as Taiwan’s Tsai stops over in US
BEIJING (AP) — As Taiwan’s president begins a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China says it is closely watching…
Continue ReadingFinland says Russia spy operations weakened in Nordic nation
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s intelligence agency SUPO says Russia’s spy operations in the Nordic nation have been substantially weakened…
Continue ReadingReport: Chinese state-sponsored hacking group highly active
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An American cybersecurity firm says a Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has…
Continue ReadingResponding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the…
Continue ReadingPickleball Slam: Roddick, Agassi, McEnroe, Chang take swings
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer When Andy Roddick agreed to join John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang at the Pickleball Slam, the 2003…
Continue ReadingFox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems has been ensnared in a web of conspiracy…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III addresses German parliament, meets Scholz
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III became the first monarch to address Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, on…
Continue ReadingRussia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge
By The Associated Press Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first…
Continue ReadingVatican: Pope improving since hospitalization with infection
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rested well overnight and was “progressively improving” Thursday after being…
Continue Reading9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
By SHARON JOHNSON, REBECCA REYNOLDS and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Nine people were killed in a crash involving two…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St up ahead of US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Friday ahead of a United States inflation update traders…
Continue ReadingClimate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week…
Continue ReadingChina’s No. 2 leader says economy improved in March
BO’AO, China (AP) — China’s new No. 2 leader says its economic recovery improved in March and he promised to stay committed to opening to…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Palestinians mostly sit out democracy protests
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Amal Oraby is usually a fixture at street protests. But as tens of thousands of Israelis…
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