Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health…
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Betting scandals for MLB’s Marcano and NBA’s Porter are hardly the first in pro sports
By The Associated Press Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita…
Continue ReadingVoters defeat hand-counting measures in South Dakota, but others might come in future
By JACK DURA Associated Press Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday defeated measure to require hand-counting of all ballots in…
Continue ReadingMan dies after falling from ‘Mission Impossible’ cliff in Norway
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A man has died after falling from a 1,981 foot (604-meter-high) cliff in Norway that featured in a “Mission…
Continue ReadingA key Atlanta water main break is now fixed, but a boil advisory is still in place for many, city says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Atlanta have completed repairs to a key water main whose break, among…
Continue ReadingWisconsin warden and 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his…
Continue ReadingBiden aims to deepen transatlantic ties with trip to France for D-Day, state visit amid Ukraine crisis
By Kayla Tausche, CNN Paris (CNN) — US President Joe Biden touched down in Paris on Wednesday for a trip marking the 80th anniversary of…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico says he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to…
Continue ReadingA decade after ‘All About That Bass,’ Meghan Trainor aims to make her feel-good songs ‘Timeless’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago, Meghan Trainor became a hit pop performer. “All About That Bass” established…
Continue ReadingAmanda Knox’s slander conviction upheld in case related to Meredith Kercher’s murder
CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Florence, Italy (CNN) — An Italian court has upheld Amanda Knox’s final remaining conviction stemming from…
Continue ReadingThe fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside an Ohio supermarket took just seconds, police say
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police near Cleveland say a woman who fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy sitting in a grocery cart attacked him and his…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president’s office
By TERRY CHEA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Police arrested 13 people at Stanford University after pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingTensions ramp up on Israel-Lebanon border as IDF warns decision is approaching on fresh offensive
By Mike Schwartz and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Tensions are escalating on the Israel-Lebanon border as the Israeli…
Continue ReadingGreece is buoyed by a Turkish official’s comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by Britain
By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official…
Continue ReadingA US-Russian citizen is convicted in Russia after posts on social media
The Associated Press A court in Russia has convicted a dual U.S.-Russian citizen for “rehabilitating Nazism” over posts on social media. Yuri…
Continue ReadingUN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil…
Continue ReadingCommission investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland begins its work
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says that a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland…
Continue ReadingMan’s body found after suburban Chicago home explodes
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 77-year-old man has been found after a house exploded in suburban Chicago. The Lake County sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingUN migration and refugee agencies cite ‘fundamental’ right to asylum after US moves to restrict it
By JAMEY KEATEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s refugee agency has expressed concern over plans for new asylum…
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