Swedes close area of Baltic Sea around pipeline gas leaks
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish prosecutor in charge of the investigation into leaks from pipelines in the Baltic Sea said Tuesday that he…
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Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War
By The Associated Press The upper house of the Russian Parliament has ratified the treaties with four Ukrainian regions to absorb them into Russia.…
Continue ReadingUK’s Truss vows to listen as she reels from policy U-turns
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Liz Truss should be celebrating her first month as Britain’s prime minister. Instead,…
Continue ReadingParis joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
By JADE LE DELEY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public…
Continue ReadingRussian losses evident in key liberated Ukrainian city
By ADAM SCHRECK and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of Russian soldiers were lying in the streets of a key…
Continue ReadingPublishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A top executive at a major Japanese publisher has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics…
Continue ReadingWhat’s Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Will President Vladimir Putin pull the nuclear trigger? For Kremlin watchers trying to figure out…
Continue ReadingIran says it launched test ‘tug’ into suborbital space
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has launched a test tug into sub-orbital space. State TV said Tuesday that the Saman space tug was built by the…
Continue Reading3 physicists share Nobel Prize for work on quantum science
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MADDIE BURAKOFF and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Three scientists jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for…
Continue ReadingPolice: California serial killer ‘on a mission’ in slayings
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A California serial killer seems to be “on a mission” throughout the fatal shooting of six men and the wounding of one…
Continue ReadingHong Kong shares soar 5%, leading Asian market gains
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Hong Kong’s share benchmark soared more than 5% on Wednesday as Asian shares tracked gains on…
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California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press FAIRMEAD, Calif. (AP) — As California’s drought deepens, Elaine Moore’s family is running out of an…
Continue ReadingBoth GOP candidates courting veterans in Nevada Senate race
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Adam Laxalt is trying to capitalize on his military experience and Democratic Sen.…
Continue ReadingAustralian central bank lifts cash rate to 9-year high 2.6%
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a sixth…
Continue ReadingRams LB Bobby Wagner flattens protester who gets on field
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Wagner delivered one of the biggest hits on a person who got onto the field. The Rams linebacker flattened the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ian shakes SW Florida’s faith but can’t destroy it
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — In darkness and despair, there were…
Continue ReadingMan stands trial for rape in Australian Parliament House
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A prosecutor has told a jury a government staffer described herself “as drunk as she’d ever been in her life” on…
Continue ReadingIn Ian’s wake, Florida residents brave a slow wait for power
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian smashed into Florida and carved a path of…
Continue ReadingKelly, Hobbs face different prospects in crucial Ariz. races
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A year ago, Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was all over cable news,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes up key voting rights case from Alabama
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching…
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