Ex-Ohio House speaker relieved for corruption trial’s start
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder says he is optimistic as his federal…
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Lavrov blames West for no Ukraine talks, defends navy drills
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow was willing to negotiate with…
Continue ReadingNGO: 2,390 deaths on migrant routes to Spain in 2022
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish nonprofit organization says that the number of migrants who died or were…
Continue ReadingFrance is “very sexist,” watchdog body says, sounding alarm
PARIS (AP) — A French government-created watchdog to promote gender equality in France says its society remains “very sexist.” The key finding…
Continue ReadingSnow, winds cause traffic chaos, power cuts in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A snow storm packing strong winds has wreaked traffic chaos on a key highway in Slovenia and has left parts of the…
Continue ReadingPakistan acquits all policemen in killing of aspiring model
KARACHI (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others,…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: How to create your retirement glide path
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You may be familiar with the term “glide path” as it relates to investing. It refers to the way asset allocation…
Continue ReadingNew pill treats diabetic cats without daily insulin shots
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Mark Winternheimer’s 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex…
Continue ReadingNew 1994 ferry disaster report: No collision, no explosion
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The accident investigation boards of Estonia, Finland and Sweden say there is no…
Continue ReadingEU widens Iran sanctions list in response to crackdown
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on dozens more Iranian officials and entities suspected of…
Continue ReadingSenior UK Conservatives under fire over tax, finances
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an investigation into allegations the chairman of the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Macron, French unions at odds over pensions
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government is presenting a bill on Monday that foresees broad changes to the pension…
Continue ReadingRussia, Estonia expel ambassadors amid ‘destroyed’ relations
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Estonia are expelling the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move. They said Monday that their…
Continue ReadingPoland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard…
Continue ReadingHells Angels organized crime trial begins in Spain
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for a former leader of the Hells Angels…
Continue ReadingLights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Most of Pakistan was left without power Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government…
Continue ReadingIraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor over currency drop
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has replaced the governor of the country’s Central Bank following a weekslong plunge of the Iraqi dinar.…
Continue ReadingOverflow at China dam sweeps away people; 2 dead, 7 missing
BEIJING (AP) — Torrents of water spilling over a river dam in central China have swept away several people at the start of the Lunar New Year…
Continue ReadingKishida prioritizes arms buildup, reversing low birthrate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan faces the severest security environment in the region since…
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