Germany’s economy is on track to shrink for a second straight year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says its economy is on track to shrink for a second consecutive year. The German economy is Europe’s…
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Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’ transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds. He’d…
Continue ReadingPilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain…
Continue ReadingAustria’s president seeks a solution after other parties say they won’t work with the far right
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s president has asked the country’s three strongest political parties to hold talks on possible…
Continue ReadingNorway bans local chapter of motorcycle club Satudarah and calls it a criminal association
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway’s highest court has called the Norwegian arm of Dutch motorcycle club Satudarah a criminal association and banned the…
Continue ReadingPakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to…
Continue ReadingFeeling stressed about the election? Here’s what some are doing and what they say you can do too
Associated Press If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy to seek more war support from a dozen countries in southeast Europe
DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Ukraine’s president is again seeking political and other support from a dozen countries in southeast Europe at a summit…
Continue ReadingBoeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down. The…
Continue ReadingEdmunds electric truck face-off: Ford F-150 Lightning vs. Tesla Cybertruck
Edmunds The electric truck battle is getting hot. Almost every major pickup truck maker offers an electric model, and one of the latest competitors…
Continue ReadingJailed leader of a prominent election watchdog is on trial in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — A jailed leader of a prominent independent election monitoring group in Russia appeared in court on Wednesday as his trial continued…
Continue ReadingSTORY REMOVED: EU–Europe-Google
LONDON (AP) — Please disregard EU–Europe-Google, published on Oct. 9, 2024, and datelined in LONDON. The story was originally published on…
Continue ReadingUkrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military says one of its drones struck an important arms depot inside Russia three weeks after…
Continue ReadingAn American once imprisoned in Russia is sentenced in absentia as Ukraine mercenary
MOSCOW (AP) — An American who spent three years behind bars in Russia before being released in a prisoner exchange has been convicted in absentia…
Continue ReadingMelinda French Gates will give $250M to women’s health groups globally through a new open call
Associated Press Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to…
Continue ReadingRights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections
Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and…
Continue ReadingIsraeli defense minister warns an attack on Iran would be ‘lethal’ and ‘surprising’
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian…
Continue Reading3 protesters are killed in clashes with police after Pakistan banned an ethnic rights group
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have clashed with supporters of a rights group for the Pashtun ethnic minority in the…
Continue ReadingTrial opens of Serb gunmen accused of attacking Kosovo police
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has opened a trial of 45 people charged over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions a leader of Sudan’s paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
CAIRO (AP) — The United States has sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for supplying weapons for the…
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