How USA Gymnastics rebounded from a sexual abuse scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics
AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics believes it is building momentum toward a better future as the 2024 Olympics near. The…
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West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan that analysts say might not work
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby…
Continue ReadingIsrael lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have…
Continue ReadingThe Czech central bank again cuts a key interest rate as inflation stays low and economy recovers
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fifth straight time as inflation remains low and the…
Continue ReadingUS weekly jobless claims fall, but the total number collecting benefits is the most since 2021
AP Business Writer Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose to the…
Continue ReadingAn appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former…
Continue ReadingUS economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth…
Continue ReadingFire tears through the Danish taxation ministry, the latest major fire in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out on top of a building housing Denmark’s taxation ministry, leading to the evacuation of the…
Continue ReadingJulian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He has run for office, published hundreds of thousands of leaked government documents online, and…
Continue ReadingThe US Tennis Association can do more to prevent abuse such as sexual misconduct, a review says
AP Tennis Writer An outside review of the U.S. Tennis Association’s safeguarding system makes 19 specific recommendations for how the group that…
Continue ReadingSlovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has approved a package of legislation meant to boost security for leading politicians and…
Continue ReadingAnother 400,000 people left Germany’s Catholic Church last year, but the pace slowed from 2022
BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally have left the Catholic Church in Germany last year. But the number was down from a record set in 2022…
Continue ReadingLawyer for British tabloid accuses Prince Harry of destroying documents sought in litigation
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid has accused Prince Harry of destroying evidence it was seeking in…
Continue ReadingFrench far-right leader Le Pen questions president’s role as army chief ahead of parliament election
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s leader urges EU leaders to make good on their arms promises as a security pact is signed
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s president is calling on European Union leaders to make good on promises to provide military equipment…
Continue ReadingBolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ as his supporters rally
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
AP Business Writer Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that…
Continue ReadingFuneral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army’s delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man…
Continue ReadingIndonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the…
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