Liberals in EU parliament seek inquiry into abuse of spyware
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Parliament lawmakers have called for a committee to investigate rights abuses by…
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Israel says it took down Iranian spy ring targeting women
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has broken up an Iranian spy ring that recruited Israeli women via social media. The women agreed to photograph…
Continue ReadingBerlin Film Festival taking place in person despite pandemic
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is going to take place next month in person despite…
Continue ReadingWill Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild…
Continue ReadingGiuffre’s Prince Andrew suit goes ahead despite Epstein deal
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has given the green light to a lawsuit by an American woman who says…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, it didn’t even register as a threat. Then it seemed like a temporary annoyance.…
Continue ReadingAnti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgarian parliament
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions in Bulgaria have clashed with police as they were trying to storm the Parliament…
Continue ReadingCyprus swaps student quarantine with 5 days of virus tests
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ health minister says the nation is changing its compulsory quarantine rules for school children in an effort…
Continue ReadingGermany: 65 children freed from abusers as part of probe
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany say they have rescued 65 children from their abusers over the past two years as part of an investigating into…
Continue ReadingTrial postponed for Wisconsin man accused of killing parents
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Court officials say the trial for a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents has been postponed because…
Continue ReadingUK court: Government VIP lane for COVID contracts unlawful
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it used a so-called “VIP lane” to award lucrative…
Continue ReadingFamilies prepare to lay to rest victims lost in Bronx fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prayers and the compelling need to bury the dead have filled a Bronx…
Continue ReadingInflation at 40-year high pressures consumers, Fed and Biden
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a…
Continue ReadingIbram X. Kendi writing children’s story ‘Goodnight Racism’
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book in Ibram X. Kendi’s prolific and award-winning publishing career is a picture story with a hopeful message. Penguin…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico police detain fugitive couple in COVID-19 case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A couple accused of refusing to fill out the required COVID-19 entry form at Puerto Rico’s airport and providing…
Continue ReadingSuspect detained over 2012 family slaying in the French Alps
PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor says a suspect in the 2012 slayings of a British-Iraqi family vacationing in the French Alps and a cyclist has…
Continue ReadingSpanish doctors win lawsuit over lack of COVID-19 protection
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s medical community has scored a victory after a court ordered that a regional…
Continue ReadingIndian, Chinese army commanders discuss border impasse
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian and Chinese military commanders are meeting to discuss withdrawal of troops from a key…
Continue ReadingEnergy monitor blames Russia for European gas crisis
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency has blamed Russia for much of Europe’s natural gas crisis. Fatih Birol said…
Continue ReadingTranscript gaps? Strong college application remains possible
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Applying to college is rarely easy, but applicants this year are faced with one additional challenge: creating a…
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