Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city where Moscow’s troops are pressing
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the…
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Blood test to detect colon cancer could move a step closer to FDA approval in the US
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — To screen for colon and rectal cancers, most people have colonoscopies, which can feel invasive and require…
Continue ReadingDoctors treat hundreds of victims of heatstroke in Pakistan after heatwave hits the country
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Pess ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors are treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan. People started…
Continue ReadingSpanish police recover fourth of 5 Francis Bacon paintings stolen in Madrid in 2015
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina public universities board repeals policy in vote that likely cuts diversity jobs
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public university system will likely see existing diversity jobs cut…
Continue ReadingTakeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced…
Continue ReadingToronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team to begin play in 2026
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to…
Continue ReadingFrance is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French…
Continue ReadingTunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has sentenced two TV and radio journalists to one year in prison for…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect…
Continue ReadingSeveral injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the…
Continue ReadingEV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its…
Continue ReadingBiden thanks Kenya’s Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
CNN By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close,…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing…
Continue ReadingHow does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war…
Continue ReadingNorway further tightens its restrictions on the entry of Russians
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas…
Continue ReadingUK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders crisscrossed the country on Thursday, kicking off a six-week…
Continue ReadingMissile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in…
Continue ReadingDeputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest…
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