Dominican police arrest 19 in high-profile corruption case
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested 19 people in a sweeping…
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1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being…
Continue ReadingQatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria
DOHA Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The Associated…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach struggles with spring break violence, big crowds
By DAVID FISCHER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with…
Continue ReadingAmazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo…
Continue ReadingParis aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners
By BARBARA SURK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games…
Continue ReadingFrench journalist kidnapped in Mali in 2021 is freed
PARIS (AP) — France’s president Emmanuel Macron and media rights group Reporters Without Borders say a French journalist held hostage by…
Continue ReadingProsecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys…
Continue ReadingUS aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa
By DALATOU MAMANE, ERIC TUCKER and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and…
Continue ReadingN. Ireland unionists say no to Sunak’s Brexit deal, for now
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s main British unionist party says it will vote against a deal struck by Britain…
Continue ReadingFed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an…
Continue ReadingOfficials: US to send ammunition, tanker trucks to Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several officials say the U.S. will announce that it will send Ukraine $350…
Continue ReadingNepal’s PM secures vote of confidence in Parliament
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s communist prime minister has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, enabling him to continue as long as he…
Continue ReadingPutin sticks to protocol during Chinese leader Xi’s visit
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin wasn’t waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese…
Continue ReadingBelarus tightens border with Poland after ‘terrorist’ shot
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says the country’s authorities have stepped up security along the border…
Continue ReadingWith overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
By GABE STERN, JAMES POLLARD and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: Should you rent in retirement?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The homes that helped many people build wealth can become a burden in retirement. It’s not just the big maintenance and…
Continue ReadingTop Israeli minister: ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A firebrand Israeli minister says there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people.…
Continue ReadingInsider Q&A: From oil to offshore wind, Ørsted transformed
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s scientific agreement that carbon emissions must cease in order to address…
Continue ReadingPalestinian commander killed in Syria buried in refugee camp
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Palestinian militant commander who was shot and killed in Syria has been buried in refugee…
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