Rep. Emilia Sykes joins competitive US House race in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ex-Ohio House Democratic Leader Emilia Sykes says she’s running for Congress. The…
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Under-fire Boris Johnson denies lying about lockdown parties
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching…
Continue ReadingKazakhstan’s ex-leader rejects reports that he fled abroad
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s influential former leader has released a short video in which he talked about the…
Continue ReadingEx-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t run for governor
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not run for governor. On Tuesday, he ended…
Continue ReadingAT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T and Verizon say they will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms…
Continue ReadingPoland: some 600 migrant crossings foiled this year
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Border Guard authorities say that almost 600 attempts by migrants at illegally crossing from Belarus have been…
Continue ReadingSen. Tim Scott memoir ‘America’ coming out in August
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott has a memoir out this summer that he says will explain the two words that have shaped his life: hope and redemption.…
Continue ReadingFree e-book previews new Bissinger, Hamid and other works
NEW YORK (AP) — A free e-book compilation includes excerpts from upcoming novels by Geraldine Brooks, Karen Jay Fowler and Mohsin Hamid among…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Mellencamp, Hilary Duff and ‘Fraggle Rock’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album of rootsy rock from John Mellencamp, the return of puppet…
Continue ReadingSpanish police break up Chinese prostitution ring after tip
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. Police said…
Continue ReadingRussia shortens COVID-19 isolation to 7 days as cases surge
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is shortening the required isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 to…
Continue ReadingMillions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Money is pouring fast into the Texas governor’s race headlined by Republican Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingGerman arms exports hit record after big sales to Egypt
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to…
Continue ReadingVatican No. 2 and deputy both positive for COVID
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican press office says that Cardinal Pietro Parolin and  Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra have both tested positive for the…
Continue ReadingUN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26. It says…
Continue ReadingRome villa with Caravaggio fails to sell, to be reauctioned
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is going back on a…
Continue ReadingBlinken to meet with senior Russian as Ukraine tensions soar
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this…
Continue ReadingPoland expects highest infection rate so far in new wave
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health officials say that the country has entered a new, fifth wave, in the coronavirus pandemic, predicting that…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: What to do if you buy now, can’t pay later
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet With multiple debts, it’s easy to lose track of buy now, pay later plans and potentially take on more than you…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Japan hopes to lead Asian zero-emissions push
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s environment minister says the country will gradually phase out coal plants over the next…
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