Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire
MADRID (AP) — Francisco Seoane and his fellow passengers got a fright when their train stopped in the Spanish countryside and they looked out the…
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Yellen calls out China trade practices in South Korea visit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. and South Korea should…
Continue Reading‘Duck of Justice’ creator retires to pursue writing career
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A detective who put the Bangor Police Department on the social media map is retiring to write a book. Lt. Tim Cotton used…
Continue ReadingIndonesia truck crash kills 11; police say brakes failed
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An oil tanker truck has smashed into cars and motorbikes near Indonesia’s capital after its brakes apparently…
Continue ReadingDon McLean looks back at his masterpiece, ‘American Pie’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song “American…
Continue ReadingBoat carrying wedding party capsizes in Pakistan, killing 20
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials and rescuers say a passenger boat carrying nearly 100 members of a wedding party has capsized in the…
Continue ReadingDutch court jails 2 men for 5 years for attack on reporter
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has sentenced two men to five years imprisonment after convicting them of attempted murder and arson…
Continue ReadingPoland’s top banker filmed debating policy during vacation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s central bank chief has drawn criticism after he was caught on hidden camera discussing inflation and fiscal…
Continue ReadingFunding deal for new Penn Station reached between state, NYC
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A funding agreement has been reached for the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of New York’s…
Continue ReadingWhere’s Boris? Johnson takes back seat as Conservatives feud
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The contenders to replace Boris Johnson are scrambling to distance themselves from the…
Continue ReadingGermany again rejects Russian explanation for gas supply cut
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says a turbine at the center of uncertainty about future gas deliveries through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s ex-PM Khan wins by-elections in Punjab province
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has won by-elections in Punjab, the country’s most…
Continue ReadingRachel Bloom and Jay Pharoah team up for audio book release
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom and Jay Pharoah have a few jokes to share, in audio only. Bloom, the Emmy-winning star of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,”…
Continue ReadingPolice laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old man likely assembled a rifle in the…
Continue ReadingAmid Russia shelling, Ukraine aims to strengthen government
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back and is being held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019.…
Continue ReadingBuffalo supermarket shooter arraigned on federal charges
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a…
Continue Reading4 shot, 1 stabbed at Spanish nightclub
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say four people were shot and another was injured by a knife at a nightclub in southern Spain. Two of those shot…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: How to buy stuff that lasts
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Your mom had a dryer that lasted 30 years. Yours busted after five. Or maybe you’ve lost count of how many coffee…
Continue ReadingJapan, South Korea foreign ministers agree to improve ties
By YURI KAGEYAMA and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed the importance of…
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