UK police chiefs apologize to Hillsborough disaster families
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police chiefs have promised a “cultural change” as they apologized to families of the victims in the 1989…
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Alaska gold, copper mine blocked over environmental worries
By BECKY BOHRER and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step…
Continue ReadingSerbia, Montenegro, Bosnia do little to solve waste problem
PRIBOJ, Serbia (AP) — In southwest Serbia, construction machines are being repurposed to clear tons of waste clogging the Potpec lake. Year after…
Continue ReadingChina lobbies Dutch to defend trade after chip curbs
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has appealed to his Dutch counterpart to defend free trade after the Netherlands and Japan agreed to…
Continue ReadingAdani $2.5B share sale pushes through amid fraud claims
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The closely watched $2.5 billion share sale launched by Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, was…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 6 ways to move out of your parents’ house
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Nearly a quarter of millennials (22%) are living with their parents, and more than half of those living with them (55%)…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied…
Continue ReadingUS blocks export license renewals for China’s Huawei
By JOE McDONALD and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is accusing Washington of pursuing “technology…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Azerbaijan is appealing to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order…
Continue ReadingEurope scrapes out economic growth by dodging gas disaster
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy scraped out meager gains at the end of last year as galloping…
Continue ReadingKenyan police: Murder of LGBTQ activist not hate crime
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suspect faces a murder charge in the killing of an LGBTQ activist in Kenya, with…
Continue ReadingPolice ask court to ban protest at Cardinal’s Sydney funeral
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police plan to ask a judge to ban gay rights protesters from demonstrating…
Continue ReadingIndian billionaire Adani at center of $68B stock market rout
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has seen his companies shed $68 billion in market value in…
Continue ReadingFamily says Sudan freed man convicted of killing US diplomat
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by…
Continue ReadingAfter tank pledges, Ukraine seeks Western fighter jets
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is pushing its Western allies to provide it with fighter jets, a week after winning…
Continue ReadingRights groups say Myanmar military is increasing air attacks
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights monitoring groups say Myanmar’s military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with…
Continue ReadingUnions buoyant as 1.27 million French protest pension reform
By ELAINE GANLEY, JADE LE DELEY and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities say an estimated 1.27 million people have…
Continue ReadingRecent extremist attacks kill 32 people in Burkina Faso
By ARSENE KABORE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says at least 32 people, including…
Continue ReadingUS to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase…
Continue ReadingCyprus picks new president amid economic doubt, ethnic split
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriots are choosing a new president, who they’ll expect to decisively steer the…
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