King Charles proclaimed Canada’s new head of state
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — King Charles III has been officially proclaimed Canada’s monarch in a ceremony in Ottawa. Charles…
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What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable. Charles Philip Arthur George could have chosen…
Continue ReadingNot just a bag: Fendi fetes its famed ‘Baguette’ in NYC
By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — You’d have thought it was a movie premiere, with the hoopla converging outside midtown…
Continue ReadingUS announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States has announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and other key…
Continue ReadingLGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade
HELSINKI (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched through the Norwegian capital in an LBGT solidarity event after a deadly shooting outside a gay bar…
Continue ReadingAlbania reports 2nd cyberattack by Iran, on border systems
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Interior Ministry says one of its border systems has been hit by a cyberattack…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan declares disaster in flood-affected areas
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national…
Continue ReadingDonating late son’s medical equipment brings mother solace
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — After Itza Pantoja’s severely disabled son died at the age of 16, she made it her mission to make…
Continue ReadingIn Indiana, a shifting abortion landscape without clinics
By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — About nine years ago, Sarah Knowlton sought an abortion at a now-closed…
Continue ReadingNot Mar-a-Lago: Congress’ secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags
LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Security-sealed rooms. Lock bags. And in the most rare of circumstances, the ability…
Continue ReadingActivists blast holiday for Philippine dictator’s birthday
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists in the Philippines rejected on Saturday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s move to proclaim the…
Continue ReadingTaliban close girls schools in east that had briefly opened
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Witnesses and social media reports say Taliban authorities have shut down girls schools above the…
Continue ReadingDay of terror in Memphis leaves family and friends bereft
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A day of terror that left four dead and three wounded in a Tennessee…
Continue ReadingTrailers offer temporary home as flood victims plan future
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — David Stephens’ children romped around the small patch of grass they’ve…
Continue ReadingSports in Britain resume, pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There have been moving and respectful tributes to Queen Elizabeth II as sports resumed in Britain following a…
Continue ReadingAdvocates make push for Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: The formal rules around Charles’s accession
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Charles became king immediately upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday. He was…
Continue ReadingUN chief Guterres visits flood-battered areas of Pakistan
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured Pakistan’s flood-ravaged Sindh and…
Continue ReadingRussia announces troop pullback from Ukraine’s Kharkiv area
By KARL RITTER and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it was pulling back…
Continue ReadingCharles is proclaimed king; sons unite to thank the public
By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was formally proclaimed sovereign of the United…
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