Malawi moves elephants from overcrowded park to larger one
By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK, Malawi (AP) — A tranquilized baby elephant is hoisted into the air and gently placed in a…
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Union announces another major UK rail strike in late July
LONDON (AP) — Train drivers at eight British rail companies will go on strike later this month in the second large-scale industrial action set to…
Continue ReadingFX’s ‘The Bear’ roars on TV with word of mouth, critic love
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FX has announced a renewal for its new series “The Bear,” streaming only on Hulu, after it…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones defiant in deposition in Sandy Hook hoax lawsuit
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights during a deposition…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh charged with murder in deaths of wife, son
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 13 months after disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh called 911 and…
Continue ReadingCongress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a 5-foot-6…
Continue ReadingFed board member opens door to 1-point hike if demand rises
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said…
Continue ReadingGambia court sentences ex-spy chief to death for murder
By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press MBOUR, Senegal (AP) — A Gambian court has sentenced a former spy chief and four others to death Wednesday after…
Continue ReadingLebanon minister: Silos destroyed in 2020 blast may collapse
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese minister is warning that the ruins of the Beirut Port silos, destroyed in a massive…
Continue ReadingMacron: Turn out the lights, brace for Russian gas cutoff
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning his country’s people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting…
Continue ReadingTeenager arrested in Baltimore squeegee worker shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — A 15-year-old was arrested on Thursday and charged as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a motorist during an…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges Texas police officer paralyzed man in jail
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A man has filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and…
Continue ReadingNo deaths in Virginia flooding that washed out homes, roads
GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Rains that swiftly flooded a remote corner of southwest Virginia washed out roads, tore homes from their foundations and left…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rates bounce back up to 5.51%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were back up this week, just as the latest government data…
Continue ReadingLong lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high
By ANITA SNOW and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed…
Continue ReadingUS regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say thousands more doses of the monkeypox vaccine could soon begin shipping…
Continue ReadingCanada approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for preschoolers
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian regulators have authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers. Health Canada said Thursday the…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Wails pierced the walls of the walk-in clinic tucked among rundown homes in the…
Continue ReadingVon der Leyen: EU wants North Macedonia in the bloc
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia got a boost from European Commission President Ursula von…
Continue ReadingClintons interview Kim Kardashian, Steinem on Apple TV+ show
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, interview the likes of Kim Kardashian, Megan Thee Stallion and Gloria Steinem for…
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