West Virginia advances school mandate on ‘In God We Trust’
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Public schools in West Virginia may soon be required to display the phrase “In God…
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Ex-Twitter execs to testify on block of Hunter Biden story
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved…
Continue ReadingMichael Jackson’s nephew to star in King of Pop biopic
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic…
Continue ReadingSpain: Machete attacker jailed until trial for terrorism
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has ordered pre-trial imprisonment of a man suspected of killing a Catholic Church officer…
Continue ReadingWhat’s behind the Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency?
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — When a suicide bomber struck a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of…
Continue Reading2 Italian suspects in EU scandal freed from house arrest
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The wife and daughter of a former EU parliament member at the center of a bribery scandal rocking…
Continue ReadingFlorida sheriff sued for ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ defamation
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Florida sheriff who posts weekly “Wheel of Fugitive” videos on social…
Continue ReadingFor Trump, Georgia election case just one of many legal woes
By The Associated Press An investigation in Georgia looking into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election defeat is among…
Continue ReadingEva Green tells UK court ‘B movie’ could have wrecked career
LONDON (AP) — Eva Green has said in a British court that she grew disillusioned with a film project because it was becoming a “B movie” that…
Continue ReadingFrance, Australia to supply Ukraine with artillery shells
PARIS (AP) — France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine. The…
Continue Reading7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and three emergency responders fired…
Continue ReadingGermany pledges $222 million for Brazil environment, Amazon
FABIANO MAISONNAVE SAO PAULO (AP) — Germany announced on Monday that it would make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental…
Continue ReadingEgypt Central Bank: Pound slips to new low against dollar
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Central Bank says the pound has dipped to a new low of just over 30 for $1 dollar as the cash-strapped North African…
Continue ReadingConvicted hunger-striking anarchist in Italy wins transfer
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After 15 weeks on a hunger strike to protest particularly harsh prison conditions, an…
Continue ReadingFed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an…
Continue ReadingArmenia urges UN court to order Azerbaijan to end road block
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armenia is pleading with judges of the United Nations’ highest court to order…
Continue ReadingJapan, Greece step up security ties as ‘strategic partners’
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have agreed…
Continue ReadingFrench finance minister backs pension push, UAE’s COP28 pick
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Trying to sell France to Emirati investors, France’s finance minister has…
Continue Reading5 dead, police freed in Mexican rural confrontation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in southern Mexico say police and civilians engaged in a strange confrontation over the weekend that left two officers…
Continue ReadingTurkey begins child abuse trial that put spotlight on sects
ISTANBUL (AP) — The parents and husband of a woman who was forced into marriage when she was just six years old have gone on trial in Turkey on…
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