Florida mass shooting suspect killed during police pursuit
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in a mass shooting in central Florida last month was fatally shot by a police officer following a long…
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How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize…
Continue ReadingUK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former London police officer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years…
Continue ReadingBertelsmann subsidiary to end, sell dozens of magazines
BERLIN (AP) — German media group RTL Deutschland says it will stop publishing almost two dozen print magazines and seek to sell a similar number.…
Continue ReadingParis mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues
PARIS (AP) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should not be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its…
Continue ReadingUK leader Sunak shakes up govt to focus on business, energy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shaken up his government in a bid to assert control amid…
Continue ReadingGermany appoints central bank IT chief to head cybersecurity
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has announced that it is appointing the European Central Bank’s head of IT systems to lead Germany’s…
Continue ReadingNordic sports bodies urge IOC to ban Russian athletes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The five Olympic committees in the Nordic region have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and…
Continue ReadingOvernight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well
BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight rescue operation successfully retrieved a 19-month-old girl from a dry artesian well shaft Tuesday — 18 hours after…
Continue ReadingAmsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A blockbuster exhibition at the Netherlands’ national museum of art and history is bringing…
Continue ReadingIsraeli principal on trial in Australia in child sex abuse
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former principal at a Jewish girls’ school in the Australian city of Melbourne will go on trial Wednesday on 29…
Continue ReadingTicket demand, anticipation grows as LeBron nears Kareem
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Courtside seats 166 and 167 at the arena where the Los Angeles Lakers play their home games are pretty much as…
Continue ReadingJapan shows tough new security moves during Philippines trip
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Growing worry over Chinese threats has led to a major Japanese boost in military spending, defense…
Continue ReadingU2’s Bono, family of Tyre Nichols’ among Jill Biden’s guests
The Associated Press Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park,…
Continue ReadingSeparatist rebels take New Zealand pilot hostage in Papua
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels say they have set fire to a small plane carrying six people after it landed at a remote airport in…
Continue ReadingCourt says South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has ordered the government to pay $24,000 to a Vietnamese woman…
Continue ReadingChina says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown
BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday it will “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the shooting down of a suspected…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You bet
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl…
Continue ReadingGermany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks
By FRANK JORDANS and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to…
Continue ReadingGreece: 3 dead after boat with migrants hits rocks
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three migrants died and 16 have been rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos after a dinghy transporting them from the nearby…
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