4 men charged for shouting antisemitic abuse in London
LONDON (AP) — Four men were charged Monday for allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse while driving around in a convoy in north London. The suspects,…
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Liz Weston: Don’t let Social Security steer you wrong
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Deciding when to take Social Security benefits can make a huge difference in the amount of money you’ll have in…
Continue ReadingPoland sending 500 more troops to protect Belarus border
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it is sending 500 additional troops and special vehicles to the border with…
Continue ReadingPfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to…
Continue ReadingHP, Procter & Gamble join companies pledge to cut emissions
BERLIN (AP) — Computer-maker HP, consumer goods business Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge…
Continue ReadingCounsellor: Money possible motive in Australia abuse claim
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school counsellor has testified in an Australian court from Israel that she suspected two sisters had alleged…
Continue ReadingUK gov’t says lights will stay on despite energy price surge
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s business secretary says there is no danger that people won’t be able to heat their…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Cabinet wins confidence vote after power cut delay
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet has won a vote of confidence from Parliament during a session that was…
Continue ReadingTensions soar at Kosovo-Serbia border over license plates
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions have soared on the border between Kosovo and Serbia as Pristina authorities…
Continue ReadingUK says relations with France strong despite sub deal anger
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain’s relationship with France is “ineradicable,” despite fury in Paris over…
Continue ReadingIndonesia says no evidence of alleged Chinese intel hack
By DAVID RISING and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say they have found no evidence that the…
Continue ReadingLawmakers question German poll front-runner over searches
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s election has appeared before lawmakers during the final week of…
Continue ReadingUniversal Studios opens Beijing park under anti-virus curbs
BEIJING (AP) — Harry Potter fans came dressed as wizards as Universal Studios opened its first theme park in China under anti-virus controls. The…
Continue ReadingShooting at Russian university leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being…
Continue ReadingNobody hurt but much damage in Spanish volcano eruption
By ARITZ PARRA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — Giant rivers of lava are tumbling slowly but relentlessly toward the sea…
Continue ReadingPro-Kremlin party keeps large majority in Russian parliament
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s ruling party has retained its supermajority in parliament following three days of…
Continue ReadingEmmy Moments: Not the Pandemmys — but hardly normal, either
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer It definitely wasn’t the Pandemmys, or the Zoomemmys, or whatever you want to call last year’s virtual Emmy…
Continue ReadingUN climate talks: Faint progress on money, none on pollution
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Officials are touting faint progress on money, but little on pollution at a United Nations world leader summit…
Continue ReadingTwo votes and coalition talks: How the German election works
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German voters elect a new parliament on Sept. 26 in a vote that will determine who succeeds…
Continue Reading‘I just cry’: Dying of hunger in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, people now eat only green leaves for days. At one…
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