The Judds, Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a…
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Germany: Quitting Russian oil by late summer is ‘realistic’
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it’s making progress on weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels and expects to be fully independent of Russian crude…
Continue ReadingProtesting miners stop speech by South Africa’s president
SEBABATSO MOSAMO and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa abandoned his…
Continue ReadingKansas tornado generated 165 mph winds as it destroyed homes
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The tornado that damaged more than more than 1,000 buildings in south-central Kansas generated winds up to 165 mph (266 kph)…
Continue ReadingRicardo Alarcón, Castro confidant and top Cuban envoy, dies
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Ricardo Alarcón, who was for years the head of Cuba’s parliament and one of the country’s…
Continue ReadingResearchers returning for assessment of last US slave ship
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast near Mobile to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive…
Continue ReadingRussian cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov wins 6-day Tour de Romandie
VILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov won the six-day Tour de Romandie after being fastest in the closing…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans paying to move tenants from dangerous apartments
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is paying to relocate all remaining residents of a bankrupt apartment complex where people said they faced…
Continue ReadingCombat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An…
Continue ReadingBlack doctors say they face discrimination based on race
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. Dare Adewumi was thrilled when he was hired to lead the neurosurgery practice at an…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s big plans for Twitter: What we know so far
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for…
Continue Reading100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Hundreds of urban areas in the U.S. are becoming rural, but it’s not because people are leaving. It’s…
Continue ReadingAmazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S.…
Continue ReadingDC’s National Guard takes to the streets in recruitment push
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dressed in full fatigues, Sgt. Michael Ray Forbes stuck out on 14th Street, a bustling and…
Continue ReadingTourists, rejoice! Italy, Greece relax COVID-19 restrictions
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — For travelers heading to Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier.…
Continue ReadingEn plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places…
Continue ReadingEvidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least…
Continue ReadingMay Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people were marching in cities across Europe for May Day protests to honor workers…
Continue ReadingSuez Canal chief says April revenues hit all-time record
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Suez Canal says its monthly revenues  have hit an all-time record, raking in $629 million in April. The unprecedented…
Continue ReadingEgypt frees 3 as president appears to reach out to critics
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities freed three journalists early Sunday, the head of a journalists’ union said, the latest in a string of releases…
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