Prada, Max Mara back to pre-pandemic splendor in Milan
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — After several seasons affected by coronavirus restrictions, Milan Fashion Week is back to its…
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Biden seeks closer ties with Philippines after ‘rocky’ past
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged in his first face-to-face meeting with new Philippine President…
Continue ReadingCeltics suspend coach Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season
By JIMMY GOLEN and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who…
Continue Reading6 migrants reported missing after boat reaches Greek beach
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have mounted a sea-and-air search for six people reported missing by a group of migrants found on the…
Continue ReadingEx-director pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency has pleaded guilty to new…
Continue ReadingPalestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths
By SAM MCNEIL Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Nablus was a battered city. Shops gaped open to the street, their windows smashed. Street…
Continue ReadingCentral banks worldwide tighten policies to cool inflation
Associated Press The U.S. Federal Reserve has been the most aggressive in using interest rate hikes to cool inflation that is battering both…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks Indiana abortion ban week after it took effect
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, putting the…
Continue ReadingAlabama asks Supreme Court to let execution proceed
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Alabama’s attempt to proceed with the execution of an…
Continue ReadingAverage US long-term mortgage rates climb to 6.29% this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped by more than a quarter-point this week to their…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia plans to send female astronaut to space in 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will launch a training program with the goal of sending its own astronauts,…
Continue ReadingUnification Church pledges reforms after Abe’s assassination
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan’s governing party have emerged after the…
Continue ReadingMore Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose slightly last week despite the Federal…
Continue ReadingLebanese banks decide to stay shuttered, over security fears
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled banks have decided to remain indefinitely closed after rejecting a…
Continue ReadingMore consumers buying organic, but US farmers still wary
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea…
Continue ReadingOver 1M Teslas recalled because windows can pinch fingers
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled…
Continue ReadingIsrael rolls out new omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccines
By ELEANOR REICH Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has started administering doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to fight the…
Continue ReadingHamas threatens violence over contested Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas is threatening hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against…
Continue ReadingUS calls on world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called on other nations to tell Russia to stop making…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank makes big rate cut amid 80% inflation
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has delivered another massive interest rate cut despite eye-popping…
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