Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments about Hamilton
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay…
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North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell says he’ll run for governor in 2024.…
Continue ReadingSnowfall, heavy rain in Afghanistan kill at least 3
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan government spokesman says snowfall and heavy rain have killed at least three people, including a child. The…
Continue ReadingTaliban want control of more Afghan diplomatic missions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman for the Taliban administration says it is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies and consulates abroad. More…
Continue ReadingRussia ‘largely stalled’ in Bakhmut, shifting focus, UK says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The top commander of Ukraine’s military said Saturday that his forces were pushing back against Russian troops in the…
Continue ReadingGerman bishop resigns, cites responsibility in abuse scandal
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who asked to step…
Continue ReadingThai Prime Minister Prayuth kicks off reelection campaign
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has officially accepted his…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will try to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa…
Continue ReadingYemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are imposing severe restrictions on U.N. and other…
Continue ReadingMan attacks 3 people with hand grenade, knife in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have arrested a 61-year-old man after three people were wounded in a hand grenade and knife attack in Berlin.…
Continue ReadingBiden’s moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and…
Continue ReadingAs South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone…
Continue ReadingIran-backed fighters on alert in east Syria after US strikes
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say Iran-backed fighters are on alert in eastern Syria, a day after U.S.…
Continue ReadingJudge rules online archive’s book service violated copyright
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued an online archive over its scanning of…
Continue ReadingPope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen…
Continue ReadingSpiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province
By YASMINE MOSIMANN Associated Press MUQDADIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Hussein Maytham and his family were driving past the palm tree grove near their home…
Continue ReadingGermany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany and the European Union say they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of favoring Adani Group
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi says he was expelled from Parliament because he has…
Continue ReadingIntel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965…
Continue ReadingMyanmar lawyer accused of helping army slain by guerrillas
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A veteran corporate lawyer has been shot dead in Myanmar’s biggest city by self-proclaimed urban…
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