Brigitte Bierlein, Austria’s first woman chancellor, dies at 74
BERLIN (AP) — Brigitte Bierlein, the former head of Austria’s Constitutional Court who became the country’s first female chancellor in an…
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A Paris judge questions 3 men suspected of ‘psychological violence’ at Eiffel Tower
By ANGELA CHARLTON and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say three people have been released from custody pending…
Continue ReadingBrexit champion Nigel Farage enters UK election race, in more bad news for Sunak’s Conservatives
By Christian Edwards and Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Nigel Farage, the “architect” of Brexit and a perennially disruptive force in…
Continue Reading‘SNL’ lampooned men in artistic swimming. Bill May could be the sport’s first male Olympian
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words “Saturday Night Live,” knowing that…
Continue ReadingMan gets 43-year prison sentence in death of Detroit-area teen whose body is lost in landfill
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for killing a teenager whose body is believed to be lost forever in…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s defense minister says planned elections by Syrian Kurdish groups are ‘unacceptable’
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense minister says plans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to hold local…
Continue ReadingFauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in…
Continue ReadingPoland has arrested 18 people on allegations of planning hostile acts on behalf of Russia, Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s interior minister says 18 people have been arrested over the past six months on various allegations of…
Continue ReadingUN monitor says Russia recognizes it would be unsafe now to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Russia may eventually restart the Zaporizhzhia…
Continue ReadingPolice probing deadly street party in Ohio believe drive-by shooter opened fire
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police investigating a deadly shooting at a street party in Akron over the weekend think at least one person opened fire on the…
Continue ReadingDozens more former youth inmates sue over alleged sexual abuse at Illinois detention centers
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Dozens more former youth inmates are suing over alleged sexual abuse they endured at Illinois detention centers.…
Continue ReadingPopulist campaigner Nigel Farage makes an about-face and says he will run in the UK election
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage stepped back into front-line British politics…
Continue ReadingClimate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with community heating and cooling
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A community in Massachusetts is about to become one of the first in the U.S. to be heated with…
Continue ReadingMarket jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum
By MARÍA VERZA and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first…
Continue ReadingAs pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
By TOM MURPHY and KASTURI PANANJADY Associated Press Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or…
Continue ReadingAs pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
By TOM MURPHY and KASTURI PANANJADY Associated Press Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or…
Continue ReadingU.S. says Congo hasn’t given it access to Americans detained over alleged roles in coup attempt
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Congo says Congolese authorities have not shared details or provided…
Continue ReadingGameStop leaps as Roaring Kitty may hold large position
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of GameStop are soaring on Monday following speculation that the man at the center of the pandemic meme…
Continue ReadingIran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the…
Continue ReadingNigeria loses electricity and major airports close as unions seek higher wages amid record inflation
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press GOMBE, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s most populous country has ground to a halt as Nigeria’s largest labor unions…
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