US traffic deaths dip in Q2 but still high as pandemic eases
By TOM KRISHER and HOPE YEN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways fell slightly from April through June.…
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Pilot killed in crash while competing in the Reno Air Races
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal crash involving a plane competing in the Reno Air Races. Officials with the…
Continue ReadingIranian president’s Holocaust remarks spark outcry in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Iranian president’s comment that “there are some signs” that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more…
Continue ReadingScholz’s party warns against possible far-right win in Italy
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s ruling center-left party is warning that a victory for far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in Italy’s upcoming election…
Continue ReadingQueen put to rest with Philip, her parents in Windsor chapel
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After the pomp and pageantry of a grand state funeral, Queen Elizabeth II has been laid to rest with…
Continue ReadingBeirut protesters demand release of bank heist detainees
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters in Lebanon have scuffled with security forces outside the Justice Ministry in Beirut…
Continue ReadingImmersive Claude Monet exhibit planned for NYC this fall
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Acres of water lilies will bloom on Wall Street this fall, at least digitally. A massive,…
Continue ReadingHow much ‘pain’? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Amanda Gorman was invited to read a newly developed poem at the U.N.…
Continue ReadingCourt orders charges against ex Pakistani PM Khan dropped
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani judge has ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan for verbally threatening…
Continue ReadingIn hopeful sign, Pakistan says no new flood deaths in 3 days
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani health officials say there have been no fatalities for the past three days from the…
Continue ReadingCenter-right leader asked to form new government in Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The leader of Sweden’s third largest party — the center-right Moderates — has formally been asked to try…
Continue ReadingSwiss sign controversial $6B deal to purchase F-35 fighters
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss officials have formally signed a procurement contract to buy three dozen F-35 fighter jets from the United States as part of a…
Continue ReadingApples, traditional at Rosh Hashana, shine in this cake
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Apples are a traditional food on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. AP food writer Katie Workman has an apple cake…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen sets Porsche IPO at up to 9.4 billion euros
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen has set the price range for the multibillion-euro sale of a minority stake in luxury brand Porsche. The deal…
Continue Reading6 men face trial over links to gunman in 2020 Vienna attack
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Vienna says six men with alleged links to a sympathizer of the Islamic State group who carried out a deadly shooting in…
Continue ReadingUS aircraft carrier to visit S. Korea amid N. Korean threats
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier is to visit South Korea this week for its first joint training…
Continue ReadingA year on, volcano scars mark Spain’s La Palma island
MADRID (AP) — As officials Monday held ceremonies to commemorate the first anniversary of what was one of the most televised volcanic eruptions in…
Continue ReadingUnited Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in November
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates will launch its first lunar rover in November. The mission manager told a state-linked…
Continue ReadingRussia, China agree to expand security ties
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official says the Kremlin considers beefing up ties with Beijing as a…
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