A year later, spa shooting victims’ families grieve and heal
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In the year since a gunman killed eight people at three Georgia massage businesses, the family…
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Bomb-threatened Black schools eligible for security grants
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says historically Black colleges and universities that were…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s child refugees pose huge challenge for Europe
By HELENA ALVES Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Concerns are mounting in countries that have received tens of thousands of Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingTalking to kids about nukes: Parents, experts suggest truth
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On social media, in classrooms and at the playground, children who hear about Russia’s…
Continue ReadingEast Timor gears up for election to break political impasse
By FERNANDO da COSTA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Thousands of people in East Timor have flocked to presidential campaign rallies days…
Continue ReadingHoward Schultz returns to lead Starbucks on interim basis
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is returning to lead the company on an interim basis after the coffee…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Maxwell case say juror made ‘honest mistake’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial made an “honest mistake” when he failed to…
Continue ReadingSaudi king leaves hospital after pacemaker battery changed
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s octogenarian monarch has undergone medical tests and had the battery of his pacemaker changed. The…
Continue ReadingLondon nickel trading suspended again after brief resumption
LONDON (AP) — Nickel trading in London has been suspended shortly after it resumed following a weeklong halt as the exchange investigated a glitch.…
Continue Reading‘Why? Why? Why?’ Ukraine’s Mariupol descends into despair
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV, EVGENIY MALOLETKA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped…
Continue ReadingSaharan dust storm covers Spain, spreads out across Europe
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert has made it hard to breathe…
Continue ReadingJapan to fully lift COVID-19 restrictions as infections slow
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions…
Continue ReadingMotoGP race will bring 60,000 fans to Indonesian circuit
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s first MotoGP race in 25 years will attract the biggest crowd for any…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What would a Russian bond default mean?
By The Associated Press Ratings agencies say Russia is on the verge of defaulting on government bonds following its invasion of Ukraine, with…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: What actions can void your new car warranty?
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds A new car warranty is a contract between the automaker and the vehicle owner. But if the owner doesn’t hold up his or her…
Continue ReadingVietnam drops COVID-19 restrictions for foreign visitors
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has scrapped quarantine and other travel restrictions for foreign visitors in an effort…
Continue ReadingRussia’s invasion drives NATO rethink of Europe force stance
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing options for bolstering the alliance’s eastern flank near…
Continue ReadingWHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week even as…
Continue Reading9 dead in crash involving U. of the Southwest golf teams
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were…
Continue ReadingUS holds Chinese goods, cites possible North Korean labor
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. customs agency says it is holding imported goods from Chinese sports brand Li Ning after an investigation indicated they…
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