Now there are 8: UK leader field slims as nominations close
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight…
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Ada Limón named the 24th U.S. poet laureate
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The country’s next poet laureate, Ada Limón, has long thought of her work as a public…
Continue ReadingUkraine reports striking Russian ammunition depot in south
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has reported destroying a Russian ammunition depot in southern…
Continue ReadingGreece: Cars hit wild boars, 2 people killed in road pileup
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A three-car pileup caused by a pack of wild boars in northern Greece killed two…
Continue ReadingIran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, the…
Continue ReadingFatal stabbing at Sweden annual event now labeled as terror
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The killing of a woman at an annual political event in Sweden earlier this month is now being investigated as an act of terror.…
Continue ReadingAsian markets rise ahead of US inflation data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data some worry might…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan vow joint efforts on Ukraine, trade, food crisis
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japan’s finance minister have agreed to cooperate…
Continue ReadingCroatia clears final hurdle to adopting the euro next year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has removed the final obstacles tp Croatia adopting the euro next year. It will enable the first expansion of…
Continue ReadingJapanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as his funeral was…
Continue ReadingSpain’s running of the bulls: 1 person gored at San Fermín
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — One person has been gored and several people had very close shaves in the sixth running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San…
Continue ReadingSome Ukrainians won’t flee areas caught in crosshairs of war
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Burned-out cars and splintered trees smolder in the aftermath of a missile strike on…
Continue ReadingHigh UAE gas prices stand out where cheap fuel was the norm
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mere years ago, fuel was cheaper than bottled water in the oil-rich United Arab…
Continue ReadingUS warns it will defend ally if China breaks sea ruling
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to comply with a 2016 arbitration…
Continue Reading‘Succession’ tops Emmy nominations, ‘Squid Game’ also scores
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama…
Continue Reading7-Eleven shooter ended a life that had just turned around
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After years of addiction, Matthew Hirsch was sober. He landed a stable job working overnight…
Continue ReadingDetroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 probe: Trump sets rally after ‘unhinged’ WH meeting
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his…
Continue ReadingAbe’s complicated legacy looms large for current Japan PM
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was perhaps the most divisive leader…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime Day comes amid slowdown in online sales growth
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the…
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