Liz Weston: Dealing with death? There’s an app for that
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. Several apps,…
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Lawyer says alleged Mali extremist was only obeying orders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for an alleged extremist accused of involvement in crimes including rape and torture in northern Mali a…
Continue ReadingRussian envoy to Poland hit with red paint at war cemetery
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Protesters have thrown red paint on the Russian ambassador to Poland as he arrived at a…
Continue ReadingNew South Korea leader offers support if North denuclearizes
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new president says he’ll present “an audacious…
Continue ReadingIsrael police arrest woman suspected in threats to PM family
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say officers arrested a 65-year-old woman suspected of sending death threats with bullets to the prime minister and…
Continue ReadingProtests in New Delhi halt demolition in Muslim neighborhood
NEW DELHI Authorities in the Indian capital halted a demolition drive in a Muslim-dominated neighborhood after hundreds of residents gathered in…
Continue ReadingCypriot police probe car arson, fan attack after soccer game
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police say six cars were deliberately set ablaze a short distance from the soccer stadium where league leader…
Continue ReadingBiden announces program offering discounted internet service
By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says 20 internet companies have agreed to provide…
Continue ReadingIsraeli PM’s government limps into new parliament session
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The government of Israel’s embattled prime minister was limping on Monday into the opening of…
Continue ReadingNorway slams Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway has slammed the latest Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up head to toe…
Continue ReadingLaos reopens to visitors after 2-year closure to fight virus
BANGKOK (AP) — The landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos has reopened to tourists and other visitors more than two years after it imposed tight…
Continue ReadingPolice: 6 shot, 3 fatally at a greater Atlanta condo complex
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a shooting in the greater Atlanta area has left three people dead and three others wounded. Police in Dekalb County…
Continue ReadingEgypt arrests 13 teenage boys for harassing women tourists
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered that 13 teenage boys arrested over the weekend and accused of harassing two women tourists at…
Continue ReadingLam says Hong Kong now has China patriots firmly in charge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader,…
Continue ReadingParis trial for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead, 1 alive
By OLEG CETINIC and ALEX TURNBULL The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The lone survivor of a 2009 passenger plane crash in the Indian Ocean that…
Continue ReadingPreliminary 3.3 magnitude quake jolts South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered northeast of South Carolina’s capital city…
Continue ReadingMarketing deals trickle down from NCAA to high school sports
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ian Jackson and Johnuel “Boogie” Fland are among the brightest stars in the firmament of…
Continue ReadingRussia marks WWII victory overshadowed by Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western…
Continue ReadingOffshore earthquake shakes Taiwan; no danger of tsunami
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck off the east coast of Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. No serious damage or…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests
By KRISHAN FRANCIS, BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa…
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