Hyundai-Kia recall: turn signal can flash in wrong direction
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 550,000 cars and minivans in the U.S. because the turn signals can flash in the opposite…
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US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week,…
Continue ReadingUS slightly revises up its GDP estimate for Q2 to 6.7%
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace from April through June, the Commerce…
Continue ReadingVery heavy rain causes flash floods in Slovenia’s capital
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Very heavy rainfall in Slovenia has caused floods in the capital Ljubljana, interrupting a theatre show and forcing…
Continue ReadingKosovo, Serbia reach deal to deescalate border tensions
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A European Union mediator says Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement to…
Continue ReadingNewsom writes children’s book about boy with dyslexia
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest news about California Governor Gavin Newsom is less dramatic but more personal than the recall effort he easily defeated…
Continue ReadingFlag-wearing man throws Molotov cocktail into Austin Dems HQ
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Austin, Texas, say a man wearing an American flag bandanna threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of…
Continue ReadingShortages, shipping, shutdowns hit Asian factory output
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shortages of power, computer chips and other parts, soaring shipping costs and shutdowns of factories to…
Continue ReadingTurkey wants compensation for ouster from US-led jet program
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president says his country will seek compensation for its removal from a…
Continue ReadingBiden vaccine mandate splits US on party lines: AP-NORC poll
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either…
Continue ReadingSweden: Police seek tenant as suspect in building explosion
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they are seeking a man in connection with an explosion and fire at a large apartment building that injured 16…
Continue Reading2 women in Japan party leadership race get mixed reactions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The two women in the Japanese governing party’s four-way leadership race was a step forward for…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer gets life for abducting, killing woman
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A serving London police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole…
Continue Reading3 firefighters critically hurt in Dallas apartment blast
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say three firefighters are in critical condition after an explosion at an apartment complex in Dallas. Five other people,…
Continue ReadingLeaders of 4 Dutch parties open to renewing coalition
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Leaders of the four parties that made up the last coalition government in the…
Continue ReadingMan opens emergency door, jumps onto wing of plane in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Police say a passenger on an American Airlines flight that landed at Miami International Airport opened an emergency door and walked…
Continue ReadingHow to benefit from corporate pledges to minority businesses
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet In the last two years, banks and companies of all sizes have pledged billions of dollars to support business owners…
Continue ReadingBermuda gets storm watch as Hurricane Sam swirls in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm again with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the…
Continue ReadingSeveral injured as tornado hits German port city of Kiel
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a tornado in the port city of Kiel has injured several people. Four people were seriously hurt after…
Continue ReadingUK ‘no longer the laggard’ of G-7 economies after upgrades
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy is no longer the worst performing Group of Seven economy after second quarter…
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