Police union backs officer in Patrick Lyoya killing
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of…
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Florida high school activist Jack Petocz receives PEN honor
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida teen who became a prominent opponent of the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay”…
Continue ReadingChina, Russia, five others make US property rights blacklist
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is putting China, Russia and five other countries on its annual blacklist…
Continue ReadingIdeas on mute? Study: Remote meetings dampen brainstorming
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don’t…
Continue ReadingDubai fire forces evacuation of luxury hotel; no injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large fire has erupted at a luxury Dubai hotel, forcing guests and staff to leave and sending smoke over the…
Continue ReadingPost-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A state investigation launched after George Floyd was killed by a…
Continue ReadingHungary extends cap on fuel and food prices to July 1
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government extended a price cap on fuel and some basic food items for an additional two months as consumer…
Continue ReadingLawmakers scrutinize McKinsey’s opioid, FDA consulting work
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats vowed to continue investigating consulting giant McKinsey’s work with…
Continue ReadingOperator of sunken Japanese tour boat had previous accidents
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26 people…
Continue ReadingIMF sees bumper year for Arab oil producers, risk for others
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s economy is forecast to grow around 3.6% this year, but Arab oil…
Continue ReadingIn a multigenerational home, design choices can be emotional
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer ALLISON PARK, Pa. (AP) — When you live in a home passed down from previous generations, deep-time design…
Continue ReadingIran seeks to expand its military cooperation with China
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say President Ebrahim Raisi expressed his government’s desire for closer cooperation with China…
Continue ReadingGerman government cuts economic forecast, sees 2.2% growth
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is forecasting that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will grow by only 2.2% this year as Russia’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s behind Russia’s natural gas cutoff?
By The Associated Press Russia’s playing hardball on natural gas. State-owned exporter Gazprom says it’s stopping pipeline deliveries to…
Continue ReadingJordan’s restoration efforts push back on degrading land
By OMAR AKOUR and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press SABHA, Jordan (AP) — Efforts to restore damaged but once fertile land in Jordan’s desert…
Continue ReadingFruity near-miss for France’s Macron, targeted by tomatoes
PARIS (AP) — Newly reelected French President Emmanuel Macron has narrowly avoided being pelted by what looked like cherry tomatoes as he waded…
Continue ReadingPoland arrests Russian and Belarusian for alleged spying
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Security authorities in Poland say a Russian man and a Belarusian man have been arrested for three months on allegations of…
Continue ReadingSudan frees ex-officials in effort to end political impasse
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Lawyers say Sudanese authorities have released two outspoken former government officials from prison.…
Continue ReadingHelen Mirren graces cover of People’s ‘Beautiful Issue’
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen Mirren graces People magazine’s “The Beautiful Issue” in a cover…
Continue ReadingBelarus journalist group wins UNESCO’s press freedom award
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ top independent journalists’ organization has been awarded a UNESCO press…
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