After the rain, heat descends on flooded Kentucky towns
By BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS and BRYNN ANDERSON Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — Withering heat was descending on a region of eastern…
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Family asks UK’s top court to intervene in life support case
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court says it has received an appeal from the family of a brain-damaged 12-year-old boy whose life support…
Continue ReadingMo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over…
Continue ReadingPoets academy gives $50,000 grants to local, state laureates
NEW YORK (AP) — State and local poets laureate from Alabama to Hawaii will receive $50,000 grants from the Academy of American Poets for…
Continue ReadingKremlin says nuclear arms control talks hinge on US goodwill
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says it’s ready for talks with the United States on nuclear arms control even…
Continue ReadingSame-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Jim Obergefell is hoping that Democrats can win back seats at the Ohio Statehouse and…
Continue ReadingJill Biden on teaching as first lady: ‘Knew I could do both’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says she didn’t doubt that she could keep teaching as first lady and…
Continue ReadingRussia declares Ukrainian military unit a terrorist group
The Russian Supreme Court has declared Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a terrorist organization banned in Russia, a designation that may expose Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingFerrari earnings up 22% on surging deliveries to Americas
MILAN (AP) — Luxury Italian automaker Ferrari raised its 2022 forecast Tuesday after reporting a 22% increase in second-quarter earnings as sales…
Continue ReadingPakistan says army general, 5 others die in helicopter crash
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says search teams have found the wreckage of a helicopter that went down the previous day while flying on a…
Continue ReadingKremlin strongly backs Beijing as Pelosi’s Taiwan trip looms
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has strongly warned the United States against provoking China with a possible…
Continue ReadingJapan truckmaker Hino says emissions data faked for 20 years
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: This year’s summer travel FOMO is real
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet As you look through your social media feeds this summer, fear of missing out, or FOMO, can kick in when it seems like…
Continue ReadingItaly’s salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries
By LUIGI NAVARRA and LUCA BRUNO Associated Press PORTO TOLLE, Italy (AP) — Drought and unusually hot weather have raised the salinity in Italy’s…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador in Tokyo says his government is working with Japan and other…
Continue ReadingBritish Airways pauses short-haul flight sales from Heathrow
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Airways said Tuesday that it’s suspending sales of short-haul flights from…
Continue ReadingIndia announces a $100 million credit line to the Maldives
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has announced a $100 million line of credit to the Maldives to support development projects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Continue ReadingTaliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul
By RAHIM FAIEZ and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony…
Continue ReadingRussia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists
By SUSIE BLANN and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court has declared Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a terrorist…
Continue ReadingBP earnings triple as energy firm profits from rising prices
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP’s earnings have tripled in the second quarter as the British energy giant profited from oil and…
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