Macron urges French to save energy, seeks 10% drop in use
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a sharp 10% reduction in the country’s energy use in coming weeks and months to…
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Guyana expects billion-dollar oil earnings this year
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s central bank says the South American country is likely to earn more…
Continue ReadingIrish regulators fine Instagram 405M euros for data breach
LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled…
Continue ReadingSlovakia on alert as tiger escaped from Ukraine seen in park
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Police and local authorities in eastern Slovakia have urged residents to be cautious after a tiger that escaped from…
Continue ReadingFlood threat continues in Georgia, other states
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Flood watches are in effect in the U.S. southeast and across much of the northeast as forecasters warn of the possibility…
Continue ReadingSlovak government loses its majority after partner withdraws
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s political crisis has deepened after a junior party completed its withdrawal from the four-party coalition.…
Continue Reading16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Elsa Avila slid to her phone, terrified as she held the bleeding side of her abdomen and…
Continue ReadingJesuits remain in Mexican mountains after priests’ killings
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been two months since a pair of Jesuit priests were killed in a remote mountain…
Continue ReadingElectrical grid problems cut power to parts of Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Electrical grid problems have cut power to parts of Oman. The state-run Oman News Agency announced the power…
Continue ReadingMedicaid extensions for new moms grow, may run into limits
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when…
Continue ReadingIsraeli army: ‘High probability’ soldier killed reporter
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the…
Continue ReadingBoat hits channel marker off Miami, injures 11 people
BOCA CHITA KEY, Fla. (AP) — Four people suffered critical injuries when a boat hit a channel marker near Boca Chita Key and capsized. Miami-Dade…
Continue ReadingNice Bastille Day attack trial begins in Paris terror court
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Eight people are on trial in a special terrorism court in Paris. They are…
Continue ReadingSerbian PM visits Kosovo Serbs as tensions still simmer
MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia’s prime minister has visited Serb-dominated northern Kosovo following a recent flareup in tensions between the…
Continue ReadingPregnant Black activist serving 4 years for protest comments
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Questions about free speech and equal justice are being raised in the…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka refuses international human rights investigation
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says it will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N.…
Continue ReadingJapan protests to Russia over military exercises with China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises being conducted on Russian-held…
Continue ReadingLiz Truss: An heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As a child, Liz Truss marched in demonstrations against Conservative Prime Minister Margaret…
Continue ReadingGermany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it’s sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the…
Continue ReadingKenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the…
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