Biden’s pick to lead FAA faces stormy confirmation hearing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is finally getting a chance to make the…
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Germany;s government introduces ‘feminist’ foreign policy
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign and development ministers have presented their government’s new feminist…
Continue ReadingFinland’s Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Parliament has given final approval for the Nordic country’s historic bid to join…
Continue ReadingRights lawyers seek ICC probe into Turkey crimes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers have called on the International Criminal Court to open an…
Continue ReadingRussia keeps door open on future talks about nuclear pact
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow may continue to exchange information with the United…
Continue ReadingNBC’s Hoda Kotb off ‘Today’ show due to family health issue
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s “Today” show is without both of its hosts and addressed Hoda Kotb’s absence on the program Wednesday. Kotb is…
Continue ReadingAnti-abortion allies change tactics after post-Roe defeats
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans and their anti-abortion allies who suffered ballot question defeats in states…
Continue ReadingSaddleback Church doubles down on support for female pastors
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press The woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention’s decision to oust…
Continue ReadingNigeria president-elect faces vote doubts, poverty, violence
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The newly elected president of Nigeria is the first person chosen to lead the country with…
Continue ReadingBody found in home where 3 Kansas City officers were shot
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say three Kansas City police officers were shot and wounded while…
Continue ReadingLilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap…
Continue ReadingChina, Belarus presidents call for Ukraine cease-fire, talks
BEIJING (AP) — The presidents of China and Belarus have joined in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the…
Continue ReadingTikTok sets new default time limits for minors
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute…
Continue ReadingPakistan aims for tighter security in 1st digital census
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has launched its first-ever digital population and housing census to gather demographic data ahead…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court hears dispute between New York and New Jersey
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a dispute between New York and New Jersey over New Jersey’s…
Continue ReadingHere are the countries that have bans on TikTok
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A growing number of governments have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from devices…
Continue ReadingTurkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has indicated that his government intends to hold elections in May despite an earthquake that…
Continue ReadingShould you get a home improvement loan from your contractor?
By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet A general contractor who partners with a third-party lender to provide home improvement financing seems like a…
Continue ReadingShipwreck off Italy: Stadium filled with coffins of migrants
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The coffins of dozens of migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast…
Continue ReadingMurakami’s 1st novel in 6 years to hit stores in April
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A new Haruki Murakami novel will be published in April and the publisher is saying little about it…
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