Music stars return to Venezuela after skipping it for years
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The ground shook as the voice of Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez collided with…
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US to seek Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council
By STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The United States plans to seek a suspension of Russia from its seat…
Continue ReadingJapan’s top envoy brings back 20 Ukrainians from Poland
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi returned from Poland on Tuesday with 20 Ukrainians…
Continue ReadingBiden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
By AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling for Vladimir Putin to be tried…
Continue ReadingRussian former journalist on trial for alleged treason
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court is hearing the trial of a former journalist who has been held on charges of passing military secrets to Czech…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses in need of a loan find banks are stingy
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many small businesses are finding it tough to get a bank loan, making it difficult to move…
Continue ReadingWins for pro-Putin leaders buttress autocracies in Europe
By JUSTIN SPIKE and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Parliamentary elections in Hungary and Serbia brought landslide wins for…
Continue ReadingEaster delays for UK travelers as COVID cancels flights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British travelers going abroad for the Easter holidays faced disruptions Monday as two main carriers,…
Continue ReadingIndia soldier killed, 4 workers injured in Kashmir attacks
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say a paramilitary soldier was killed and another wounded in a rebel attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s main…
Continue ReadingJune Brown, ‘EastEnders’ icon Dot Cotton, dies at 95
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — June Brown, who played the chain-smoking Cockney matriarch Dot Cotton on the British soap opera…
Continue ReadingRockefeller’s $105M plan to produce climate-friendly food
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is…
Continue ReadingLibrary study finds ‘challenged’ books soared in 2021
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians,…
Continue ReadingWHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its…
Continue ReadingCruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio’s crowded Senate primary
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated…
Continue ReadingShelling of rebel village in northern Syria kills 4 students
By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press MAARET AL-NAASAN, Syria (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say government forces shelled a rebel-held village in…
Continue ReadingGerman lawmakers seek elusive compromise on vaccine mandate
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are seeking a compromise after…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: Spring-clean finances with some automation
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Automating bill payments and savings deposits can save time, but it can also cause problems if you forget to monitor…
Continue ReadingSuddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk owns a 9% stake in Twitter and is now the social media platform’s…
Continue ReadingScuffles at Greek court over woman charged with killing girl
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek woman accused of killing her hospitalized 9-year-old daughter has been ordered held in pre-trial…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As he prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years,…
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