Fox tries something new by holding release of fall schedule
By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — During a week in mid-May, broadcast television networks traditionally…
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US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage
By MATTHEW PERRONE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has announced new steps to ease…
Continue ReadingGreece: Chopper pilot jailed for life over UK wife’s killing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek helicopter pilot has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his British-Greek wife in their home on the…
Continue ReadingIn US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
By MORGAN LEE and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up,…
Continue ReadingNBC, Fox offer fall television plans, to a point amid change
By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Something was missing when Fox announced its plans for the fall television…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk…
Continue ReadingFrench carmaker Renault to sell Russian operations to Moscow
By The Associated Press Russia will take control of French car manufacturer Renault’s operations in the country and resurrect a Soviet-era auto…
Continue ReadingUS deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the…
Continue ReadingIran academic arrested on security charges, ‘foreign links’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested a university professor on security charges and “suspicious foreign links.” The…
Continue ReadingScholz’s party keeps Ukraine policy despite state vote loss
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says it sees no need for changes to the German leader’s often-criticized approach to the war in…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Next steps for Finland, Sweden on NATO membership
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland and Sweden have signaled their intention to join NATO over Russia’s war in Ukraine and…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard ends search after rescuing 38 near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it has suspended the search for potential survivors of a capsized boat after finding 11…
Continue ReadingGreece: Man, believed homeless, crushed in ‘robot dumpster’
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in northern Greece say a man has been killed in an automated dumpster after opening the bin and looking…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: How to reduce taxes when you sell your home
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Home values have been soaring — but the amount of home sale profit you can shelter from taxes has not. The…
Continue ReadingChicago curfew tightened after killing near ‘Bean’ sculpture
By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A clamp-down on Chicago teens’ access to a popular downtown park and a weekend…
Continue ReadingEU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a drawn-out Russian war…
Continue ReadingDe-Arching: McDonald’s to sell Russia business, exit country
By DAVID KOENIG and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers McDonald’s is closing its doors in Russia, ending an era of optimism and increasing the…
Continue ReadingTurkey objects as Sweden, Finland seek NATO membership
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden on Monday decided to join neighboring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than…
Continue ReadingButtigieg sends $5B to cities for safety as road deaths soar
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upcoming data shows traffic deaths soaring in the U.S. The Biden administration is steering $5…
Continue ReadingEU’s Russia sanctions effort slows over oil dependency
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s efforts to impose new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine appear…
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