Turkey acquits Bloomberg journalists over report on economy
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court has acquitted two reporters for the U.S.-based Bloomberg news agency who were accused of trying to undermine…
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New bid provides late twist to enforced sale of Chelsea
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has launched a late bid to buy Chelsea for 4.25 billion pounds. Rival offers…
Continue ReadingPoland is restoring gas supplies halted by Russian firm
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state gas giant says it is gradually restoring the flow of gas to the municipalities that lost it after a…
Continue ReadingPowerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says a powerful explosion at a Sunni mosque in Kabul has killed at…
Continue ReadingCyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police have detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to speak at Coast Guard Academy commencement
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be this year’s commencement speaker at the Coast Guard Academy. Officials at the…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe on how to help Ukraine
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Helping Ukrainians can generally be done by using existing aid strategies. It’s just a matter of scale and…
Continue ReadingA key inflation gauge jumped 6.6% in March, most since 1982
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March…
Continue ReadingRelatives: Former US Marine killed while fighting in Ukraine
By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Relatives say a 22-year-old former U.S. Marine has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia,…
Continue ReadingCheers! Munich to stage 1st Oktoberfest after 2-year hiatus
BERLIN (AP) — The annual Oktoberfest festival is on again for this fall, the city of Munich said Friday, following a two-year pause due to the…
Continue ReadingFord recalls Explorer SUVs that can roll away while in park
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than a quarter-million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because they can roll away unexpectedly while…
Continue ReadingNew Pakistan PM on 1st trip to Saudi amid political division
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s newly elected prime minister has visited Saudi Arabia on his first…
Continue ReadingPope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has given a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission. He told its…
Continue ReadingFuneral for NYC firefighter: He ‘died doing what he loved’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A funeral has been held for a New York City firefighter killed while battling a Brooklyn house…
Continue ReadingFederal judges are asked to pave way for Purdue Pharma deal
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits…
Continue ReadingFormer ski resort owner gets 5 years in Vermont fraud case
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for…
Continue Reading2022 best cities for freelancers
By TINA OREM of NerdWallet Using recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax…
Continue ReadingIS claims bombing targeting Shiites in north Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for two bombings in the country’s north that…
Continue ReadingChina regulator says 14,684 Teslas recalled for crash risk
BEIJING (AP) — Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, China’s market regulator said Friday,…
Continue ReadingChina halts freight train traffic with North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China says it halted railroad freight traffic with North Korea as it deals with the spread of COVID-19 in the border town of…
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