London Symphony, Simon Rattle work with California students
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra are on a California tour working with music students at Santa…
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COVID budget impasse halts aid to test and treat uninsured
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agency says it’s running out of money to cover medical bills for…
Continue ReadingReality TV star leaning on faith after son’s fatal shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina towing and repossession business featured in a reality television show says he’s leaning…
Continue ReadingEV battery maker LG will add up to 1,200 jobs in Michigan
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution, a joint-venture partner with automaker…
Continue ReadingRussian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Russia has sought to justify its assault on Ukraine with allegations of foreign encroachment near its borders. Its…
Continue ReadingEU moves toward joint natural gas purchase to curb shortages
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward the joint purchase of natural gas and ensuring its storage…
Continue ReadingGerman president and his wife test positive for COVID-19
BERLIN (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has tested positive for COVID-19 as the country’s infection rate remains persistently…
Continue ReadingEast Africa’s hunger crisis needs global action, says Oxfam
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The aid agency Oxfam International warns that widespread hunger across East Africa could…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Should you invest in a friend’s business?
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Mixing business and friendship can tank a relationship. So if a classmate, colleague or childhood friend asks you to…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the…
Continue ReadingWrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in prison
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder…
Continue ReadingReport: Rachel Zegler invited to present at Oscars
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler may get her Oscars moment after all. The 20-year-old actor has been invited…
Continue ReadingUkraine calls on Chinese drone maker to stop use by Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Ukraine is appealing to a Chinese maker of civilian drones to block what the Ukrainian government says is their use by the Russian…
Continue ReadingDNR: More groundwater released by pipeline aquifer ruptures
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from missteps during…
Continue ReadingCentral African Republic alleged rebel appears at ICC
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged coordinator of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central…
Continue ReadingPakistan air force plane crashes in NW, killing 2 pilots
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s air force says one of its aircraft has crashed during a routine training mission near the northwestern…
Continue Reading10 wounded in Dallas shooting were bystanders, police say
DALLAS (AP) — Police in Dallas say the 10 people wounded in a weekend shooting outside of a party venue were bystanders caught in a shootout…
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors recalls 740K SUVs; headlights are too bright
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 740,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because the headlight beams that can be…
Continue ReadingSweden sparks ire of environmentalists with mining decision
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish government has decided to grant the exploitation of the Scandinavian country’s largest unexploited iron ore deposits…
Continue ReadingFord recalls F-150 pickups, SUVs to fix brake fluid leak
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 215,000 pickup trucks and large SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because brake fluid can leak and cause longer…
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