Stella McCartney dabbles in art at eco-pioneering Paris show
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — It was as much art fair as fashion show for designer Stella McCartney, who put on an art-infused…
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Fraud, scam cases increasing on Zelle, Senate report finds
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in last week’s Kabul school blast climbs to 52
By FAZEL RAHMAN FAIZI Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A tally compiled by The Associated Press shows that last week’s suicide bombing at a…
Continue ReadingSacheen Littlefeather, actor who declined Brando Oscar, dies
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for “The Godfather”…
Continue ReadingHungary, Austria and Serbia work together to stem migration
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia have met in Budapest to find…
Continue ReadingHigh court will hear social media terrorism lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: How to handle your medical bills
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Medical bills can quickly become overwhelming, but consumers often have more power than they might think when it…
Continue ReadingCrash of small plane into house investigated; 3 dead
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — Federal investigators hope to determine what caused a single-engine plane to crash into a house in northern Minnesota,…
Continue ReadingMan appears in UK court charged with 9-year-old’s murder
LONDON (AP) — A man has appeared in a court in the English city of Liverpool charged with the murder of a 9-year-old girl who was shot dead in her…
Continue ReadingAfter years of EU scrutiny, Greece promises balanced budget
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has promised to return to a budget surplus in 2023, submitting its first spending…
Continue ReadingThe Oath Keepers’ Capitol riot trial, explained
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A trial starting this week in Washington, D.C., is the biggest test yet in the Justice…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain swells rivers, causing floods in much of Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Heavy rain in northern, northeastern and central Thailand has worsened severe flooding in many parts of the country, as authorities…
Continue ReadingPortugal abuse cases mount amid questions over Nobel bishop
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Clergy sexual abuse cases are casting a pall over the Catholic Church in Portugal. They…
Continue ReadingAl-Shabab attack kills 20, wounds 36 in town in Somalia
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Officials and witnesses say at least 20 people are dead and 36 others are wounded after…
Continue ReadingKim Kardashian fined $1 million by SEC over crypto promotion
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and KEN SWEET AP Business Writer The long list of celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies just got shorter. Kim Kardashian is…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III in first engagement since queen’s death
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, have visited Scotland in their first joint…
Continue ReadingPoland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the…
Continue ReadingGoogle discontinues Google Translate in mainland China
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the…
Continue ReadingPakistan court accepts ex-PM Khan’s apology in contempt case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has accepted former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s apology in a contempt case stemming from…
Continue ReadingJerzy Urban, spokesman for Polish communist govt, dies at 89
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government in the 1980s who masterminded state…
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