1 killed, 13 injured in massive warehouse fire near Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive fire has engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others. Wednesday’s fire at…
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Greece charges 5 with smuggling 96 migrants to Italy by sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say five people have been charged with trying to smuggle nearly 100 migrants into Europe on an unsafe…
Continue ReadingOPEC+ boosts oil output by slower pace than previous months
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer The OPEC oil cartel and its allies have decided to boost production in September by a much slower pace than in…
Continue ReadingUkraine urges Lebanon to block ship with grain from leaving
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ukraine’s ambassador to Lebanon is insisting that a Syrian ship docked at a Lebanese port is…
Continue ReadingGermany announces new coronavirus measures for fall, winter
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says basic coronavirus requirements will remain in place during the coming fall and winter, when experts expect…
Continue ReadingNew crypto oversight legislation arrives as industry shakes
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After 13 years, at least three crashes, dozens of scams and Ponzi schemes and…
Continue ReadingRecord amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to…
Continue ReadingSplendid Byzantine churches head Thessaloniki’s holy sites
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a…
Continue ReadingVideos in English depict last 6 months of Anne Frank’s life
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Anne Frank House museum is releasing an English-language version of three videos in which an actress playing the young Jewish…
Continue ReadingLong days grind on search teams in flood-ravaged Appalachia
By BRUCE SCHREINER and BRYNN ANDERSON Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — The long days searching debris-clogged creekbanks are taking a toll on…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City’s Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive through…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise on optimism on economic data, earnings
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. Also…
Continue ReadingA race to save fish as Rio Grande dries, even in Albuquerque
By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Rio Grande went dry in Albuquerque last week for the first…
Continue ReadingGreece: 29 people picked up from boat in distress
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says more than two dozen people have been picked up from a sailboat in distress far off the…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For years, bombastic far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ranted to his millions of…
Continue ReadingHow to save on school supplies by tapping your community
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Back-to-school shopping is extra expensive this year, due to inflation. But coordinating with people in your…
Continue ReadingRector of top Moscow university put under house arrest
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ruled to transfer a university rector from jail to house arrest as he faces embezzlement charges. Some observers…
Continue ReadingInflation in Turkey rises to nearly 80%, hitting consumers
ISTANBUL (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey soared to nearly 80% in July. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Wednesday that consumer prices rose…
Continue ReadingUK leadership election rules changed over security fears
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party has delayed sending out ballots for the party’s…
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