Schools debate: Gifted and talented, or racist and elitist?
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Public school programs for the gifted and talented are getting increased scrutiny as critics…
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Facebook exec pushes back on whistleblower claims
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, says the social media giant does not…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s political fate uncertain after govt budget defeat
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president says the ballot box is the best way of breaking a political…
Continue ReadingUN, US officials urge action to avert climate disaster
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.‘s top human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden’s envoy to this year’s…
Continue ReadingPlane diverted after passenger assaults flight attendant
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say an American Airlines flight from New York to California was diverted to Denver after a passenger assaulted a flight…
Continue ReadingEurope gas prices drop on Putin’s order to fill EU storages
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — European gas prices have dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the…
Continue ReadingGreece marks WWII entry anniversary with military parade
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Fighter jets have flown over the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki in an aerial display as troops marched in the…
Continue ReadingHungary official: Employers can require vaccination for work
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian official announced Thursday that the government will allow employers to…
Continue ReadingAlbanian former minister charged in deadly 2008 blast
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors have brought charges against a former defense minister over a massive blast at a munitions disposal…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s de Kock apologizes, will take knee in future
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African cricket player Quinton de Kock has apologized for refusing to play in…
Continue ReadingMoscow shuts most workplaces as infections, deaths soar
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow city authorities have ordered most people to stay off work for at least 11 days, to…
Continue ReadingNokia 3Q profit beats expectations despite chip shortage
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported third-quarter profit above analyst…
Continue ReadingHong Kong official: Legislature smoother without opposition
HONG KONG (AP) — The president of Hong Kong’s legislature says it has become more efficient with no opposition members, after all pro-democracy…
Continue ReadingEnergy costs give Spain highest price increase in 29 years
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Statistics Institute says consumer prices increased this month by the country’s highest rate in 29 years…
Continue ReadingSony raises forecast as sales hold up amid COVID damage
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported its profit fell 54% in the last quarter, mainly due to a one-time tax-related…
Continue ReadingEscapee, 64, sentenced after 29 years on the run in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — A 64-year-old fugitive who surrendered to Australian police because a Sydney lockdown left him jobless and homeless has been…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank keeps pandemic support going
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has decided to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged…
Continue ReadingFacebook grilled by UK lawmakers making online safety rules
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety. The questioning comes as European…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen lowers sales outlook as chip shortage hits profit
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen has lowered its forecast for deliveries to customers and reported a decrease in operating profits for the…
Continue ReadingBiden urges restraint in Sudan as death toll rises to 9
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has called for Sudan’s people to be allowed to protest peacefully as the…
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