In Zimbabwe’s rainy season, women forage for wild mushrooms
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s rainy season brings a bonanza of wild mushrooms, which many rural…
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Russia’s Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to…
Continue ReadingIsrael, Palestinians aim to curb violence as holiday nears
By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and the Palestinians have pledged to take a series of steps to lower tensions…
Continue ReadingMacron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A parody photo appearing on protest signs and online in France shows President Emmanuel Macron…
Continue ReadingLong-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Early projections after Sunday’s presidential election in Montenegro suggest…
Continue ReadingSilicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color
By KAT STAFFORD and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their…
Continue ReadingFear, grief follow deadly quake on Ecuador’s southwest coast
By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The toll from an earthquake that rocked Ecuador and Peru this…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea launches missile into sea amid US-SKorea drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea as it ramps up…
Continue ReadingUN commission calls for closing the gender digital divide
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality is calling for…
Continue ReadingSnowy Michigan pileup ensnares up to 100 vehicles
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan police say up to 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 during white-out conditions. State…
Continue ReadingMexico president holds massive rally ahead of 2024 elections
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is holding a massive rally in Mexico City’s main plaza with tens of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer have entered a 10-year…
Continue ReadingTourists hoping to see Arizona falls forced out by flooding
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Shannon Castellano and Travis Methvin should have spent this weekend seeing world-famous waterfalls…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career. Swift kicked off the first concert of the…
Continue ReadingProsecutor to release video of death of man in custody
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state…
Continue ReadingKansas man killed in Germany in World War II identified
HILL CITY, Kan. (AP) — Military officials say a Kansas man who died in Germany during World War II has been identified and his remains will be…
Continue ReadingMysterious streaks of light seen in the sky over California
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night, shocking St. Patrick’s…
Continue ReadingIsraelis protest legal overhaul plans for 11th week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis on Saturday took to the streets in protests, now in their 11th week, against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Continue ReadingSome Trump rivals rally to his side as possible charges loom
By JILL COLVIN and MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump’s potential…
Continue ReadingFlorida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in…
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