Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Greece are expanding a defense cooperation deal that will grant…
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In Brazil, worst drought in decades felt at gigantic dam
By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the…
Continue ReadingNigerian military says leader of IS-linked group is dead
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military chief says that the leader of an Islamic State-linked group has…
Continue ReadingTrial starts in 1984 killing of girl shown on milk carton
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Opening statements have started in the trial of the 1984 killing of a…
Continue ReadingPeru president challenged by his own party over Cabinet
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The leader of the Marxist party that carried Pedro Castillo to Peru’s presidency says it…
Continue ReadingBiden discusses ‘transparency’ with Kenya president
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed financial transparency as the…
Continue ReadingFugitive sought in scheme to sell Raymond Pettibon forgeries
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a fugitive of selling forged paintings by contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon. They say Christian…
Continue ReadingLSU removes French Studies chair after assault lawsuit
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University has removed the chair of its Department of French Studies. The Advocate reports that the move…
Continue ReadingMarine who criticized Afghanistan withdrawal pleads guilty
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A former Marine battalion commander who was relieved of his duties after making comments criticizing the U.S. withdrawal…
Continue ReadingSteven DuBois, beloved and eclectic AP raconteur, dead at 53
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Steven DuBois, an Associated Press reporter who spent two decades sharing Oregon’s…
Continue ReadingTrump expected to give deposition in protesters’ lawsuit
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped…
Continue ReadingSuit alleging autistic girl restrained in class is settled
LA PORTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana couple who accused staffers at a La Porte elementary school of strapping their then-8-year-old autistic daughter…
Continue ReadingMissouri gov slams paper for uncovering data security flaw
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Parson has condemned one of Missouri’s…
Continue ReadingEnd of an era: Alitalia makes final flights before folding
ROME (AP) — It’s the end of business for Italy’s bankrupt national carrier Alitalia, and an end of an era for Italy. Alitalia is flying…
Continue ReadingFeds warn companies: Fake online reviews could lead to fines
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say they are cracking down on what they’re calling an explosion of…
Continue ReadingUS reaffirms support for easing WTO rules on COVID vaccines
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top U.S. trade official says the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard: California oil spill likely 25,000 gallons
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Coast Guard official says the amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline…
Continue ReadingRelatives make painstaking searches for Mexico’s missing
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press CUAUTLA, Mexico (AP) — Two young volunteers dressed in long sleeves, jeans and face masks dig into the steep…
Continue ReadingNorway mourns bow-and-arrow victims, recalls 2011 attack
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Many Norwegians recall it all too well: politicians, residents and Norway’s royal family together…
Continue ReadingFrom condiments to condoms: new California laws bring change
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a raft of progressive new laws in the weeks after…
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