Egypt says ancient royal tomb unearthed in Luxor
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures dating back to the pharaohs,…
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Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion
By PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press ERKELENZ, Germany (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance…
Continue Reading3 dead, 2 critical after Cleveland home shooting; 1 arrested
CLEVELAND (AP) — Police say three people were killed and two others were critically wounded in a shooting at a Cleveland home, and a 41-year-old…
Continue ReadingWhat are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
The Associated Press Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched Friday’s winning numbers for the…
Continue ReadingTennessee GOP split over adding exceptions to abortion ban
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican leaders across Tennessee have largely maintained that…
Continue ReadingClaim of mammoth bones brings treasure hunters to NYC river
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ask people what you might find buried in the muck at the bottom of New York City’s East…
Continue ReadingVatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis’ rule
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a…
Continue ReadingPolice: Militants kill 3 officers in restive NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say militants have shot and killed three officers on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Peshawar. It is the…
Continue ReadingChina reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December,…
Continue ReadingLithuania gas explosion blamed on technical malfunction
By SIARHEI SATSIUK Associated Press VALAKELIAI, Lithuania (AP) — The head of Lithuania’s national gas transmission system says a powerful gas…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s opposition to protest against president’s rule
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Opposition parties and others angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift are…
Continue ReadingPavel edges Babis in first round of Czech presidential vote
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Retired army Gen. Petr Pavel has narrowly defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the first…
Continue ReadingRelief groups say 5 die as Myanmar airstrikes hit churches
BANGKOK (AP) — Relief groups say airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on two villages inhabited largely by ethnic Karen have killed five civilians,…
Continue ReadingUK to supply tanks; Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
By SYLVIA HUI and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery…
Continue ReadingViolence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Alou Diallo says he was drinking tea with his family one morning last month when groups of…
Continue ReadingIn Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer Zakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes…
Continue ReadingUkraine official says Zelenskyy hopes to visit UN next month
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to…
Continue ReadingIran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official…
Continue ReadingUS nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend ties that…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
By DAVID BILLER and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president…
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