Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 8 of Russian assault
By The Associated Press Russian forces are pressing their war on Ukraine, shelling a nuclear power station even as the two sides negotiated safe…
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Russian charged with planned killing of Chechen dissident
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have charged a Russian man with planning the killing of a Chechen dissident in Germany. Federal…
Continue ReadingNeutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would…
Continue ReadingIran releases activist who opposed Internet control bill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have released on bail an activist who was jailed for criticizing proposed legislation to…
Continue ReadingRussians, Belarusians out of Paralympics amid boycott risk
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympics because of their countries’…
Continue ReadingStanford mourns death of goalkeeper Katie Meyer
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who memorably led the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game,…
Continue ReadingWhy are COVID vaccination rates still low in some countries?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Experts say there are several reasons why COVID-19 vaccination rates are still low in some countries, in addition…
Continue ReadingDemocrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has begun courting senators on Capitol Hill,…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand protest ends, investigation and cleanup begin
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they will review hours of cellphone footage taken by…
Continue ReadingHouse backs bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and…
Continue ReadingBiden plan would tackle chronic gaps in mental health care
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment.…
Continue ReadingBiden’s past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden knows better than anyone the unexpected turns a Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingAsian shares slide as Russia shells Ukraine nuclear plant
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia after another bumpy day on Wall Street, as investors remain…
Continue ReadingTainted water ‘shatters’ Native Hawaiians’ trust in military
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Native Hawaiians revere water in all its forms as the embodiment of a Hawaiian god.…
Continue ReadingRussia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances
By JIM HEINTZ, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have shelled Europe’s largest nuclear…
Continue Reading500,000 people on flood alert as rain lashes Sydney
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Around 500,000 people in Sydney and its surrounding areas have been told to evacuate…
Continue ReadingHigher oil prices push Sri Lanka into deeper economic crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s already dire economic crisis has deepened as oil prices have surged…
Continue ReadingChina’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature meets
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The annual meeting of China’s mostly ceremonial legislature usually showcases grand,…
Continue ReadingIndian students in Ukraine in fear as Russian invasion grows
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indians studying in Ukraine have suddenly found themselves in the…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel sees evidence of Trump ‘criminal conspiracy’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at…
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