Pope clears schedule for medical checks on painful knee
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cleared his schedule to undergo medical checks on his right knee. Strained…
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Former Kenyan President Kibaki is dead at 90
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90. Kibaki’s death was announced Friday by…
Continue ReadingMacron, Le Pen trade blows in final day of campaign
PARIS (AP) — The finalists for France’s presidency, President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen, traded blows on the last day of…
Continue ReadingClimate progress remains elusive for Biden on Earth Day
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden spent Earth Day in Seattle, where he signed an…
Continue ReadingPortugal identifies suspect in probe of missing British girl
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese prosecutors are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say
By KATHY GANNON and MOHAMMAD SHOAIB AMIN Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious…
Continue ReadingFrance issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 for…
Continue Reading6 rebels, soldier killed in Kashmir ahead of Modi’s visit
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Six suspected rebels and an Indian paramilitary officer have been killed in two separate clashes in Indian-controlled…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl visit inspires singer Chesney as tour begins
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Kenny Chesney knows all about a wall of sound. He creates one at each of his concerts. So when the country…
Continue ReadingSlovenia to hold election amid divisions over populist path
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez…
Continue ReadingShanghai vows to ease anti-virus controls amid food worries
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering…
Continue ReadingUS warns Solomon Islands of action over pact with China
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Biden administration has warned the Solomon Islands that the United States will…
Continue ReadingStocks stumble 2.8% as worries about interest rates worsen
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest…
Continue ReadingLove thy enemy: Critics key for Macron in France’s election
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Disgruntled left-wing voters whose candidates were knocked out in the first round of France’s…
Continue ReadingIsraeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and…
Continue ReadingIn India, hate-filled songs are a weapon to target Muslims
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s hardline Hindu nationalists have long espoused an anti-Muslim stance, but attacks…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene hostile in testimony over eligibility
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was hostile during testimony in a hearing on her eligibility to…
Continue ReadingBritain, India call for immediate cease-fire in Ukraine
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have urged Russia to declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, as British…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy, Trump have ‘positive’ call despite Jan. 6 audio
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a “positive” call…
Continue ReadingReport: Fire training, equipment lacking at US nuclear dump
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Independent federal investigators say there are significant issues related to fire…
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