As violence in Haiti spikes, aid groups struggle to help
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while…
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Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has offered prayers for Ukraine and he urged dialogue and not weapons as Russia masses tens of thousands of troops…
Continue ReadingDetails of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi nearly 70…
Continue ReadingWill new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ELLIOTT, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Will ex-official clear up Noem nepotism probe?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are preparing to hear from a former state employee at the center…
Continue ReadingSpanish island volcano eruption hits local record of 85 days
MADRID (AP) — A volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands shows no sign of ending after 85 days. It became the island of La Palma’s longest…
Continue ReadingFlorida Democrats aim to rebound as GOP voting numbers grow
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, for the first time in modern history, registered Republican voters…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 dead as swollen rivers flood streets in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Swollen rivers have burst their banks in north and northeastern Spain, causing the death of at least one person. Spanish weather…
Continue ReadingIsrael to remove security detail for Netanyahu family
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee has voted to stop providing personal security details to former prime minister Benjamin…
Continue ReadingG7 warns Russia of ‘massive’ consequences if Ukraine invaded
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Group of Seven economic powers have told Russia to “de-escalate” its military…
Continue ReadingAustria ends lockdown restrictions for vaccinated people
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria has ended lockdown restrictions for vaccinated people across most of the country.…
Continue ReadingScholz, Polish prime minister discuss migration, energy, EU
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed that Europe won’t tolerate attempts at…
Continue Reading3 dead, 6 missing in explosion in Sicily caused by gas leak
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters in Sicily are digging through rubble in the search for missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak…
Continue ReadingNew Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
By CHARLOTTE ANTOINE-PERRON Associated Press NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted…
Continue ReadingAnne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gothic novelist Anne Rice has died due to complications from a stroke. Rice’s son Christopher…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Bennett makes first official visit to UAE
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue ReadingSwimmers race across Hong Kong’s Victoria Bay
By KATIE TAM and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — More than a thousand men and women plunged into the cool water of Hong Kong’s…
Continue ReadingFoo Fighters cancel F1 Abu Dhabi concert for medical reasons
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Event organizers say the Foo Fighters rock band has called off its concert at the Formula One race in Abu Dhabi…
Continue ReadingBosnian ski resorts benefit from lax anti-virus measures
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — As most European nations impose new restrictions to curb the omicron variant,…
Continue ReadingKentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead at a Kentucky candle factory that was hit…
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