Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. Officials…
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COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s…
Continue ReadingUkraine official: Forces may pull out of key city of Bakhmut
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military might pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser…
Continue ReadingChina dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
BEIJING (AP) — For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a…
Continue ReadingOhio senators introduce rail safety bill after fiery crash
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOSH FUNK Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has proposed legislation that would…
Continue ReadingEx-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leak
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s former health minister is denying wrongdoing after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the…
Continue ReadingFlyDubai announces record profit as Gulf air travel booms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Budget carrier FlyDubai has announced record profits amid a surge in air travel following the lifting of…
Continue ReadingProtests force Norway’s energy minister to cancel UK trip
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s energy minister has canceled a trip to the U.K. because of a protest against…
Continue ReadingEast-West showdown looms at G-20 FMs meeting in India
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — Fractured East-West relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing concerns about…
Continue ReadingChina rips new US House committee on countering Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — China has lashed out at a new U.S. House committee dedicated to countering Beijing, demanding its members “discard their…
Continue ReadingSlovakia basks under NATO umbrella, sends Ukraine old arms
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press LEST, Slovakia (AP) — Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of…
Continue ReadingAncient restaurant highlights Iraq’s archeology renaissance
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An international archeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a…
Continue ReadingUS increases military support for Somalia against al-Shabab
By OMAR FARUK and CARA ANNA Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the…
Continue ReadingIn Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A group of women stands in front of a vegetable vendor at a street market in one of Cairo’s…
Continue ReadingRescuers comb wreckage of Greece’s deadliest train crash
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid…
Continue ReadingOlive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks…
Continue ReadingIsraeli protesters clash with police, confront PM’s wife
By ISABEL DEBRE and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have extracted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on inflation fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after signs of enduring upward pressure on American…
Continue ReadingTaiwan says 25 Chinese planes, 3 ships sent toward island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward the island on Wednesday, as tensions…
Continue ReadingTo the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains
By JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and…
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