Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a yearlong counseling program but avoided…
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Kimberly Palmer: What college students need to know about payment apps
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Peer-to-peer payment apps make sending money to friends easier than ever for college students, but the convenience…
Continue ReadingThe US Army will hold combat training in the Philippines to hone skills as maritime tensions rise
BY JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 8: Eclipse, Gaza, Ukraine, Congress, Boeing
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for…
Continue ReadingUK Foreign Secretary to urge US speaker to back help for Ukraine
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is expected to urge U.S. lawmakers to approve a new package…
Continue ReadingJPMorgan’s Dimon warns inflation, political polarization, wars creating risks not seen since WWII
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s most influential banker, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, told investors that he…
Continue ReadingSweden expels a Chinese journalist, calling her a threat to national security, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has expelled a Chinese journalist, saying the reporter was a threat to national security. Swedish broadcaster SVT…
Continue ReadingChechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow
By Jack Guy and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too…
Continue ReadingVatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations…
Continue ReadingGender-affirming surgery threatens ‘unique dignity’ of a person, Vatican says
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican has issued a strong warning against “gender theory” and said that any “sex-change…
Continue ReadingMaia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean parliamentary elections: Here’s what people are worried about as they vote this week
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Koreans head to the polls to elect a new 300-member…
Continue ReadingUkraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official has denied Russian accusations that his country’s army fired…
Continue ReadingPalestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday…
Continue ReadingTotal solar eclipse: Where and when it was most visible
By Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The total solar eclipse that swept across Mexico, the United States and Canada…
Continue ReadingRussia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Beijing to highlight ties with key diplomatic partner
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing Monday to display the strength of ties with close…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese…
Continue ReadingWhat’s expected at Japanese PM Kishida’s US visit? A major upgrade in defense ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week.…
Continue ReadingNicaragua urges top UN court to halt German military aid to Israel because of its assault in Gaza
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nicaragua called on the United Nations’ top court on Monday to halt German…
Continue ReadingWill China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What’s behind latest US-China trade fight
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has…
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