Lawsuits target Virginia school board sex-assault response
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with…
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Germany sees possible Russian ‘blockade’ of key gas pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor says he suspects that Russia may not resume gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has given final approval to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media in…
Continue ReadingCzech Republic to extend coal mining amid high demand
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power…
Continue ReadingRemains of Congo’s independence hero interred amid honors
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba…
Continue ReadingGermany plans to ease rules for formal changes of gender
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to formally…
Continue ReadingMudslide in northeast India leaves 14 dead, over 30 missing
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Pounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours triggered a mudslide in northeast India…
Continue ReadingMeghan bullying claims: Review findings to stay private
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has investigated how staff handled allegations of bullying made against Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, but the…
Continue ReadingVermont US Sen. Leahy undergoes surgery on broken hip
By WILSON RING Associated Press U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont underwent surgery Thursday after he broke his hip in a fall at his home, according…
Continue ReadingWHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to…
Continue ReadingLawyer for Paris attacker questions life term with no parole
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY, JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The lawyer for the only surviving attacker from the…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban hold clerics’ assembly, aiming to boost rule
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are holding a gathering of some 3,000 Islamic clerics and tribal…
Continue ReadingBelgium chocolate factory shut after salmonella infection
BRUSSELS (AP) — A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates. The Barry Callebaut…
Continue ReadingSweden’s central bank raises interest rate to hit inflation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised a key interest rate by half a percentage point to combat rapidly rising inflation and…
Continue ReadingCrypto rules to make Europe a global leader as prices plunge
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europe has moved to lead the world in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time…
Continue ReadingKLM pays back last of Dutch government pandemic loans
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch flag carrier KLM says it is repaying the last portion of loans it got from the Netherlands government and banks…
Continue ReadingButtigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in roads
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot…
Continue ReadingCOVID restrictions ease in Shanghai as case numbers drop
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai is reopening its Disney Resort theme park and getting ready to allow in-person dining. Domestically transmitted cases of…
Continue ReadingPutin: Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ topless
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they would look…
Continue ReadingDespair and denial amid search for Ukrainian mall victims
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — How do you grieve when there is no body to be found? How do you move forward when the…
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