Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters have closed roads in different parts of Lebanon, angry over the central bank’s decision…
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In her name: Amanda Gorman Award honors high school poets
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman, who became world famous in January after reading “The Hill We Climb” at…
Continue ReadingEmbrace fear: Free climber scales another London skyscraper
By JO KEARNEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 21-year-old British free climber who scaled his second London skyscraper in a little over a week and…
Continue ReadingSexual violence against women and girls in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amount to war crimes, Amnesty says
By Nima Elbagir and Lauren Kent, CNN Troops and militias aligned with the Ethiopian government have subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual…
Continue ReadingGreek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, PM says
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the devastating wildfires that burned…
Continue ReadingTaiwan, US coast guards meet despite Chinese pressure
BEIJING (AP) — Officers from the U.S. and Taiwanese coast guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by…
Continue ReadingRights group says Hamas rockets at Israel a clear war crime
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent international human rights group has accused Hamas of committing war crimes during a…
Continue ReadingYacht carrying 18 sinks off Greek island; all rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says all 18 people on board a British-flagged yacht that sank off the Greek island of Milos have…
Continue ReadingChicago remembers a fallen officer: ‘A small part of every one of us died when we lost Ella’
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A crowd of Chicago residents gathered Wednesday evening to remember of Ella French, a Chicago police officer fatally shot…
Continue ReadingItaly may have hit Europe’s hottest day on record as anticyclone ‘Lucifer’ sweeps in
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Monica Garrett and Angela Dewan, CNN Authorities in Italy say the island of Sicily may have set an all-time heat record for…
Continue ReadingDenmark to evacuate Afghans who worked for Kabul embassy
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers have agreed to evacuate 45 Afghan citizens who worked for Denmark’s…
Continue ReadingItaly may have hit Europe’s hottest day on record as anticyclone ‘Lucifer’ sweeps in
By Monica Garrett and Angela Dewan, CNN Authorities in Italy say the island of Sicily may have set an all-time heat record for Europe, hitting a…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s army stops ‘virginity tests’ on female recruits
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Human rights groups are welcoming Indonesia’s decision to stop abusive “virginity…
Continue ReadingRobert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for another album
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for another album more than a dozen years…
Continue ReadingBelarus sprinter feels safe, looks to future in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter says she feels safe after finding refuge in Poland to avoid…
Continue ReadingGhostly rings found around a black hole
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Black holes are one the universe’s ultimate mysteries, hard to even imagine. But thanks to a recently released NASA…
Continue ReadingUK economy grows again but still below pre-pandemic level
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show the British economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of 2021 as lockdown…
Continue ReadingUK economy grows again but still below pre-pandemic level
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show the British economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of 2021 as lockdown…
Continue ReadingGermany: Labor strike disrupts train service for 2nd day
BERLIN (AP) — Striking railway workers in Germany are halting much of the country’s train service for a second day. German news agency dpa…
Continue ReadingGermany: Labor strike disrupts train service for 2nd day
BERLIN (AP) — Striking railway workers in Germany are halting much of the country’s train service for a second day. German news agency dpa…
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