Chris Pratt picks military veterans for ‘The Terminal List’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Pratt’s respect for people serving in the U.S. military runs deep, so much so that he…
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Yacht of wealthiest Russian oligarch docked in haven Dubai
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The man considered to be the wealthiest oligarch in Russia, who has been…
Continue ReadingFeds drop Haitian bribes case after new evidence emerges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped the case against a retired U.S. Army colonel and another…
Continue ReadingTruck tragedy a reminder of struggle to stop migrant deaths
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the deaths of migrants who were in the back of a…
Continue ReadingSchools close as tropical disturbance nears Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of Trinidad & Tobago has closed schools as forecasters warned that a tropical disturbance would…
Continue ReadingUAE drops death sentence for Israeli woman in drug case
JERUSALEM (AP) — The lawyer representing an Israeli woman convicted on drug charges in the United Arab Emirates says the UAE has canceled a death…
Continue ReadingAirbnb makes global party ban permanent, saying it works
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s making its party ban permanent. The short-term-rental company said Tuesday that the temporary ban it put…
Continue ReadingDraghi: G-20 presidency says Putin won’t go to Bali meeting
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi says the Indonesian presidency of the Group of 20 nations has ruled out in-person participation…
Continue ReadingFrench parliament elects woman as its speaker, for 1st time
By JADE LE DELEY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of President…
Continue ReadingHamas releases video of captive Israeli in hospital bed
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers have released a video of a captive Israeli citizen it has…
Continue ReadingUS consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in 16 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months as persistent inflation and…
Continue ReadingBiden, NATO to beef up force posture amid Russian aggression
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening his three-day visit to a NATO summit by pledging to…
Continue ReadingUkraine to start electricity trading with EU neighbors
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine will start trading electricity with neighboring European countries later this week. The European Network of Transmission…
Continue ReadingBonnaroo, a leader in green fests, faces climate change risk
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Since its debut on a rural Tennessee farm two decades ago, the Bonnaroo Music…
Continue ReadingPolice raid suspected Islamic extremists across Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German police have conducted raids across the country targeting individuals and premises linked to a banned Islamic extremist group.…
Continue ReadingCourt kills Flint water charges against ex-governor, others
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the…
Continue ReadingFire kills 51 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prison
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured more than 20 others,.…
Continue ReadingSwedish utility mulls building new small nuclear reactors
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish power utility Vattenfall says it is considering building at least two new small nuclear reactors to deal with a…
Continue ReadingFolk Art Museum offers donors naming rights to CEO’s title
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The American Folk Art Museum, unlike many other arts institutions during the pandemic, was able…
Continue ReadingScottish leader calls for new independence vote next year
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum…
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