Super Bowl week was back to its normal wildness this year
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — From Super Bowl opening night to the night before the big game, the party was on all week long.…
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Cambodian leader shuts down independent media outlet
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered one of the handful of independent media broadcasters to shut down for…
Continue ReadingUS jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime
By COLLEEN LONG, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over…
Continue ReadingUS holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China
BEIJING (AP) — The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with…
Continue ReadingGOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in…
Continue ReadingGermany to ease visa conditions for some earthquake victims
BERLIN (AP) — The German government wants to temporarily ease visa restrictions for survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria who have close…
Continue ReadingArmy sees safety, not ‘wokeness,’ as top recruiting obstacle
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or “wokeness” for the Army’s…
Continue ReadingPope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez,…
Continue ReadingGrief gives way to anger over Turkey’s earthquake response
By JUSTIN SPIKE and BERNAT ARMANGUÉ Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk’s apartment building collapsed in…
Continue ReadingArab leaders warn Israeli actions threaten regional turmoil
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries have condemned recent Israeli…
Continue ReadingIOC’s Bach says Olympics on history’s side in Russia issue
By ANDREW DAMPF and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the…
Continue ReadingEarthquake diplomacy: Greek foreign minister visits Turkey
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister is visiting the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey,…
Continue ReadingRussia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to…
Continue ReadingIranian President Raisi to visit China to shore up ties
BEIJING (AP) — China says Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip to Beijing China…
Continue ReadingTurkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000
By JUSTIN SPIKE, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly…
Continue ReadingNeutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned…
Continue ReadingEarthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees
By MEHMET GUZEL, FAY ABUELGASIM and TANYA TITOVA Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When war broke out in Ukraine, Aydin Sisman’s relatives…
Continue ReadingIsraeli police seal up home of Jerusalem attacker’s family
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say that security personnel have sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a…
Continue ReadingBerlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The city of Berlin has held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was…
Continue ReadingEx-minister Christoulides wins Cyprus presidential election
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of…
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