US sanctions Mexican drug precursor suppliers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on six members of a Mexican ring accused of supplying massive amounts of…
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French high school student held for teacher’s fatal stabbing
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities and media reports say a teacher has been stabbed to death in southwestern France…
Continue ReadingMexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he hopes that former security chief Genaro García Luna will turn state’s evidence in the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled for a man on Arizona’s death row who wants a new sentencing hearing because jurors in his case were…
Continue ReadingEugene Levy, very gingerly, explores world for travel show
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are celebrities with TV travel shows who just can’t wait to show you where they…
Continue ReadingRales Foundation bets big on Carnegie Mellon STEM students
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Carnegie Mellon University and the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation announced Wednesday a $116 million gift to endow…
Continue ReadingAmazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday it has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care…
Continue Reading‘Ted Lasso’ star Waddingham to co-host Eurovision contest
LONDON (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham, Ukrainian musician Julia Sanina and British singer Alesha Dixon will host the 2023 Eurovision…
Continue ReadingChair of South Carolina Democrats isn’t seeking reelection
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trav Robertson won’t seek another term leading South Carolina’s Democrats. Robertson…
Continue ReadingEU carbon price passes symbolic 100 euros as reforms bite
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The price of releasing planet-heating carbon into the atmosphere rose above 100 euros in the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli parliament advances bill that may override top court
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has advanced a bill that would enable lawmakers to overturn a Supreme…
Continue ReadingHow credit scores are evolving to improve access to credit
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A low credit score can hurt your ability to take out a loan, secure a good interest rate, or…
Continue ReadingKey developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
By EMRAH GUREL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) — A top European Union official says the powerful earthquakes that struck…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Don Lemon tweets another apology, returns to work
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted an apology to viewers for his remarks about Republican presidential…
Continue ReadingInternational journalists federation suspends Russian union
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists has suspended with immediate effect the Russian Union of Journalists over its action…
Continue ReadingPakistani ex-PM Imran Khan’s supporters rally, taunt police
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan are…
Continue ReadingCommittee says 305 nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee says that 305 candidates — 212 individuals and 93 organizations — have been nominated…
Continue ReadingHorn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A climate center says the trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are worse than they were…
Continue ReadingSpanish league files new complaints for racist insults
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed three more complaints for racist insults during matches. Two of them were aimed at Real Madrid forward…
Continue ReadingWWE leaning in to social media ahead of possible sale
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE, an organization that is already king of the ring on social media, will attempt to expand its online…
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