Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The parent of Silicon Valley Bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a week after the tech-focused bank failed…
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Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government will move forward with ratifying…
Continue ReadingJim Ratcliffe jets in for Manchester United buyout talks
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe is touring Manchester United as part of his bid to buy the English soccer…
Continue ReadingUS pledges over $171M in humanitarian help for Venezuelans
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government is pledging more than $171 million for humanitarian and…
Continue ReadingFord recalls 1.5M vehicles to fix brake hoses, wiper arms
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. in two actions to fix leaky brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that…
Continue ReadingChina appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
BEIJING (AP) — China is appealing to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 people dead in house fire in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a fire raged through a wooden house in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 people, including women and children.…
Continue ReadingRussia to award pilots involved in US drone incident
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be…
Continue ReadingDanish prince moves to US for defense industry attache post
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prince Joachim of Denmark is moving to the United States to take up the post of defense industry attache at the Danish…
Continue ReadingGreece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece Friday announced an increase in the minimum wage that will restore pay to levels existing before sweeping cuts were…
Continue ReadingCambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen artifacts
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia…
Continue ReadingUS envoy ‘optimistic’ about upcoming Serbia-Kosovo summit
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A United States envoy has urged Serbia and Kosovo to implement a…
Continue ReadingElite officers in Israel’s military plan Sunday walkout
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over…
Continue ReadingWill Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved…
Continue ReadingState and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
By GERALD HERBERT and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. (AP) — Officials with the Biden administration have…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court honors legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court.…
Continue ReadingSlovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets. The decision…
Continue ReadingTrump vs. DeSantis: Rivals’ very different styles on display
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — In his first trip to Iowa this year, Ron DeSantis did not take any…
Continue ReadingViolent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on…
Continue ReadingPakistan athlete who died in migrant boat crash laid to rest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Mourners have attended the funeral of a Pakistani female field hockey player who died in a migrant boat crash off Italy’s…
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