Boris Becker found guilty over bankruptcy, could face jail
LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank…
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French police neutralize suspected bomb left in cathedral
PARIS (AP) — French police have evacuated the Saint Etienne Cathedral in the city of Toulouse after a man entered during morning Mass and left a…
Continue ReadingBoston Marathon bomber again tries to avoid execution
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is again trying to avoid execution, asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider…
Continue ReadingUK defends Ukraine refugee policy amid anger at slow pace
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is defending its Ukraine refugee policy despite figures indicating that only…
Continue ReadingThe Weeknd, Doja Cat lead artists at Billboard Music Awards
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer The Weeknd returns as the top finalist at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards for the second year in a row.…
Continue Reading7 charged in deaths of 2 fellow inmates at prison in Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Seven inmates have been charged with killing two fellow prisoners and wounding two others during a January attack at a…
Continue ReadingPakistan sentences anti-India militant leader to 31 years
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced a militant leader linked to the Mumbai terrorist attacks to 31 years in prison on charges…
Continue ReadingRussia cuts interest rate as ruble settles despite sanctions
LONDON (AP) — Russia’s central bank say it’s lowering a key interest rate and said more cuts could be on the way. The central bank decision…
Continue ReadingUkrainian soccer club Shakhtar to start peace-themed tour
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour…
Continue ReadingInflation hits nonprofits’ services, ability to fundraise
By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts…
Continue ReadingWhitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap…
Continue ReadingRural Nebraska fire chief dies in crash on way to wildfire
EDISON, Neb. (AP) — A wildfire in southern Nebraska fueled by dry conditions and strong winds forced the evacuation of the small village of Edison,…
Continue ReadingGermany offers aid to businesses hit by war in Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a package of loans and other financial assistance to companies hit hard by the war in Ukraine and…
Continue ReadingExperts set to travel to Ukraine to identify the war’s dead
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international organization formed to identify the dead and missing from the Balkan…
Continue ReadingSouth China Sea issues handled ‘properly,’ Xi tells Duterte
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that the two nations have “properly” handled…
Continue ReadingMacron confident as far-right rival closes in ahead of vote
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing France’s presidential election despite…
Continue ReadingPoland’s Kaczynski unusually bashes right-wing ally Orban
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s de-facto leader has used strong words to criticize his long-time ally,…
Continue ReadingJoe Davis named Fox’s lead baseball voice after Buck leaves
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis was named Fox Sports’ lead baseball play-by-play announcer. He takes over…
Continue ReadingWhy this week’s French elections matter to the wider world
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — With war singeing the European Union’s eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential…
Continue ReadingRapper Dizzee Rascal sentenced for assaulting his ex
LONDON (AP) — British rapper Dizzee Rascal has been sentenced to a curfew and a restraining order for assaulting his former fiancée. A judge at…
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