Pouring it on: Climate change made 2020 hurricanes rainier
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Human-caused climate change made the record-smashing 2020 Atlantic hurricane season even wetter. A new study on…
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Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill making it a felony to perform an…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria’s north, say survivors
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors and local authorities say an armed gang has killed more than 100 people in a…
Continue ReadingEU: Salmonella outbreak in chocolate eggs due to bad milk
LONDON (AP) — European health officials investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to chocolate Easter eggs that has sickened at least 150…
Continue ReadingPodcast ‘Live from Mount Olympus’ readies for new adventure
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The podcast series “Live from Mount Olympus” is returning this month with the same…
Continue ReadingPolice focus on van renter in Brooklyn subway shooting probe
By JIM MUSTIAN, JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say the gunman in the Brooklyn subway…
Continue ReadingNY lieutenant governor resigns after arrest in federal probe
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and TOM HAYS Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned in the wake of his arrest in a…
Continue ReadingBoston Symphony Orchestra cancels Europe dates over COVID
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra has canceled its European tour because of an increase in positive coronavirus cases among orchestra…
Continue ReadingJapan, Italy to lift defense ties amid China, Russia worries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi says he and his Italian counterpart agreed to step up…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 8 tactics to break credit card debt cycles
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet After paying off credit card debt, it’s important to evaluate your relationship with plastic to determine…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man charged in Iowa nightclub shooting seen on video
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man arrested in a fatal shooting inside a crowded Iowa nightclub was seen on the club’s surveillance…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the…
Continue ReadingGerman court charges IS returnee over alleged slave abuse
BERLIN (AP) — Federal German prosecutors say a German woman who allegedly abused a Yazidi slave while in Islamic State-held territory in Syria has…
Continue ReadingFIFA takes on streaming companies with own soccer platform
LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and…
Continue ReadingRecord fine for Dutch tax office over personal data list
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ data protection watchdog has imposed a record 3.7 million euro ($4 million) fine on the…
Continue ReadingGreece: Fossil fuels offer ‘new path’ to green transition
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will accelerate plans to exploit offshore natural gas deposits, describing a return to reliance on fossil…
Continue ReadingFor Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Jews in war-torn Ukraine as well as those fleeing the country are getting ready to celebrate Passover on Friday.…
Continue ReadingWith aid to spend, schools look for students who need help
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer As schools across the U.S. race to help students catch up after the pandemic, some are finding that figuring…
Continue ReadingPortugal probe: 290 church sex abuse claims in 90 days work
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson says he paid a police fine for lockdown parties
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he paid a fine by police for breaching…
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