EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next…
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Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to…
Continue ReadingMali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in…
Continue ReadingThe new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new hard-right Dutch government has pledged clamp down on migration with stricter policies to…
Continue ReadingA French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his…
Continue Reading4 people could face the death penalty after drug arrests on Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist…
Continue ReadingUN experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street stays stuck in place as it counts down to a rate cut
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place on Tuesday as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s…
Continue ReadingDays of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left…
Continue ReadingA key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented
Associated Press A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the…
Continue ReadingDedicated artists are keeping Japan’s ancient craft of temari alive
Associated Press KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls…
Continue Reading2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful…
Continue ReadingNot-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class
Associated Press Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrest and indictment: A timeline of key events
NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest and indictment of Sean Diddy Combs come after 10 months of allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse. It began in…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard says Russian naval vessels crossed into buffer zone off Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels as they crossed into U.S. waters in off Alaska in an…
Continue ReadingTough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
Associated Press In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style…
Continue ReadingMany in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro…
Continue ReadingDemocrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic…
Continue ReadingUS judge unlikely to rule until next week as Arizona tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge at a daylong hearing in Phoenix to extend a temporary ban on…
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