Amid massive demonstrations, Macron delays Charles’ visit
By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Ongoing unrest across France and calls for a new round of demonstrations against…
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Serbia: 9 migrants found among aluminum rolls in truck
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s customs authorities say they have discovered nine migrants hiding among aluminum rolls in a truck headed to…
Continue ReadingHong Kong traffic accident leaves 87 people injured
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Four passenger buses and a truck have collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel and 87 people were…
Continue ReadingGuilty of abetting abortion, Polish woman vows to fight on
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Justyna Wydrzyńska was found guilty of helping a woman obtain abortion pills. That’s a crime…
Continue ReadingElderly Ukrainian helicopters pummel Russians from afar
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning…
Continue ReadingStocks slip as worries rise about Deutsche Bank, other banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping on Wall Street Friday as worries about banks on both sides of the Atlantic tug…
Continue ReadingChina threatens consequences over US warship’s actions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer…
Continue ReadingScandal-plagued Japan tech giant Toshiba gets tender offer
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Scandal-embattled Japanese electronics and technology manufacturer Toshiba has accepted a $15…
Continue ReadingWhy murder defendant was free before killings in Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was…
Continue ReadingCorruption, deep disparity mark Iraq’s oil legacy post-2003
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press NAHRAN OMAR, Iraq (AP) — The oil is pumped 24 hours a day several meters from Raghed Jasim’s home in Iraq’s…
Continue ReadingSex trafficking plea deal unending ‘nightmare’ for Texas mom
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Irma Reyes’ mind raced as her husband drove through the predawn darkness toward a courthouse…
Continue ReadingA sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother’s pain
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Irma Reyes changed clothes in the back seat of the pickup: skirt, tights, turtleneck, leather…
Continue ReadingScandal-plagued China soccer hit by new corruption probes
BEIJING (AP) — China’s scandal-plagued football association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and…
Continue ReadingWhy are firing squads for US executions being debated?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may…
Continue ReadingGwyneth Paltrow insists Utah ski collision wasn’t her fault
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow insisted Friday on the witness stand that a 2016 ski collision at an upscale…
Continue ReadingRadioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — Water containing a radioactive material has leaked for a second time from a nuclear plant near Minneapolis and the plant…
Continue ReadingPhilippines confronts Chinese diplomats over sea disputes
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine official says Filipino diplomats have confronted Chinese officials in…
Continue ReadingGOP sets vote on parents’ rights in clash over schools
By STEPHEN R. GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on…
Continue ReadingBiden: US will ‘forcefully’ protect personnel in Syria
By JOSH BOAK, BASSEM MROUE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond “forcefully”…
Continue ReadingMessi mania grips Argentina in 1st match as World Cup champs
By DÉBORA REY and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Messi mania gripped Buenos Aires as the Argentina national team…
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