Amid Ukraine’s war, a farmer takes comfort in her snails
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VERESNYA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian farmer was living a quiet life with the quietest of creatures: snails…
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Wall Street closes worst week since 2020 with slight gain
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed out its most punishing week since the 2020 coronavirus…
Continue ReadingWTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit…
Continue ReadingFreedom riders’ 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men had their convictions…
Continue ReadingAngry protests hit India over new short-term military jobs
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Violence has erupted in parts of India with thousands of angry youths setting train coaches and…
Continue ReadingGunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church
By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St.…
Continue ReadingRussian superyacht Amadea arrives in Honolulu from Fiji
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States has arrived in Honolulu Harbor flying an…
Continue ReadingChina launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone
By DAVID RISING and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP interview: Biden on inflation, US psyche
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the state of the…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s new prime minister considers visit to Ukraine
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will take advice on whether to…
Continue ReadingMontana governor under fire for vacationing during flood
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — As punishing floods tore through Yellowstone National Park and…
Continue ReadingJudge acquits key figures in Panama Papers scandal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Panamanian judge has acquited 39 people charged in the Panama Papers case, including the key figures,  Jurgen Mossack and…
Continue ReadingWarriors beat Celtics 103-90 to win 4th NBA title in 8 years
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on…
Continue ReadingTrump endorses Cameron’s bid for governor in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has won former President Donald’s Trump’s…
Continue ReadingChairman: Voluntary testimony from Uvalde police uncertain
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The chairman of a special state House committee taking testimony on the Uvalde school shooting says it’s uncertain…
Continue ReadingIsraeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattle
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians and wounded at least eight others during a military operation in the occupied…
Continue ReadingEx-Texas officer charged in fatal shooting of chase suspect
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a suspect after a…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill to protect Supreme Court justices into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill that will give around-the-clock security protection to the families of Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingPolice: 2 dead, 1 hurt in church shooting; suspect detained
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a suburban church near one of Alabama’s major cities Thursday…
Continue ReadingFIFA picks 2026 World Cup cities, predicts US `No 1 sport’
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President…
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