Daddy Yankee’s memoir, ‘ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story,’ will be out in April
NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning “King of Reggaeton,” hopes his memoir will inspire others to believe in…
Continue ReadingAP National News
A Greenland court extends an anti-whaling activist’s custody as Japan seeks his extradition
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on JD Vance and the Catholic postliberals in his circle of influence
Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview, he has written. It has also put him in…
Continue ReadingJD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Associated Press By his own account, Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn’t find in his…
Continue ReadingFormer Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three judicial officials have told the Associated Press that Lebanon has charged its embattled former central bank…
Continue ReadingFilipino politician wanted over killings likely to be returned home soon, East Timor president says
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor’s president says a former Filipino congressman who sought asylum in East Timor after…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border
Associated Press PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in the latest round of Cold…
Continue ReadingWhich cousin SUV is better? Edmunds compares the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2025 Kia Sorento
Edmunds The Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento are two popular SUVs with a lot of similarities. Both can seat up to seven people, both share roots from…
Continue ReadingEU chief says she’s pushing full steam ahead for gender parity in EU’s executive office
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is doubling down to achieve gender parity in her executive Commission…
Continue ReadingAfter the king’s endorsement, Thailand has a new Cabinet but with some familiar faces
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has new a Cabinet after King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the appointment of 35 members to serve under…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: East Timor’s president says the pope’s visit isn’t time to dwell on past sins
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote…
Continue ReadingUS-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won’t join Western penalties
Serbia’s deputy prime minister has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed that his country will remain an ally of Moscow despite…
Continue ReadingUS envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan has declared support for the island as “rock-solid, principled, and…
Continue ReadingCambodia says China gifting 2 warships as it finishes work expanding strategically important port
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says China is giving its navy two warships of the type it has had docked…
Continue ReadingBoko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents in northeastern Nigeria say at least 100 villagers were killed when suspected Boko Haram…
Continue ReadingShe made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Very demure, very mindful” has become the latest vocabulary defining the internet’s summer. And TikTok…
Continue ReadingBritish hiker found dead after a flood on the Spanish island of Mallorca
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police say that a British woman has been found dead while emergency services search for a man of the same…
Continue ReadingIndonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal…
Continue ReadingA day after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives trying to cross the English Channel
Associated Press WIMEREUX, France (AP) — The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn’t stopped more boats from attempting to…
Continue ReadingEgyptian President el-Sissi makes his first visit to Turkey as relations thaw
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is making his first official visit to Turkey after the two…
Continue Reading