Sonko court appearance sparks unrest in Senegal’s capital
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities have forcibly removed Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from his…
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10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Video from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and…
Continue ReadingFBI: Newspaper editor interfered with police at Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City has been arrested on charges that he…
Continue ReadingPoland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets. The move would make Poland…
Continue ReadingU.S. Army parachute team member dies in training accident
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) — A member of the United States Army Parachute Team has died after sustaining injuries during a training jump at Homestead…
Continue ReadingPolish, Czech leaders discuss regional security, energy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Czech presidents have discussed further support for Ukraine, as well as regional security and joint…
Continue ReadingJen Psaki enters TV’s weekend fray with show starting Sunday
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since starting at MSNBC last September, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki hasn’t…
Continue ReadingWhen does travel brand loyalty make sense?
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Sticking with one airline, hotel or car rental brand and avoiding others is the basic premise of brand loyalty. The…
Continue ReadingForeign policy of Brazil’s Lula takes shape, irking the West
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has so far shown…
Continue ReadingJapan, UK, Italy push joint fighter jet development by 2035
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Japan, Britain and Italy have reaffirmed their commitment to push joint development of a next-generation fighter…
Continue ReadingUS jobless aid claims fell last week as layoffs remain low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal…
Continue ReadingWomen’s World Cup prize money gets big FIFA raise to $150M
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer The Women’s World Cup is getting an increase in prize money of more than 300% for this year’s tournament. The…
Continue ReadingLebanon Central Bank chief questioned by European lawyers
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank chief has appeared for questioning for the first time before a…
Continue ReadingUK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they’re banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security…
Continue ReadingNewsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will spend about $30 million to build 1,200 small homes across the state this…
Continue ReadingMobile sports bets booming in some states as others shy away
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The stakes are higher in Ohio this year for March Madness — and not just because it’s a regional host for…
Continue ReadingTrump’s VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu in Germany amid tensions at home, Iran worries
BERLIN (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Germany’s leaders on an abbreviated visit that comes in the shadow of tensions…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 killed in mysterious north Iraq helicopter crash
By RASHID YAHYA Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi Kurdish counterterrorism agency and a spokesperson for Iraq’s northern…
Continue ReadingMan given life in prison for 2019 killing of Gdansk mayor
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has given a life sentence to the man who fatally stabbed the popular mayor of Gdansk in 2019. The killing of…
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