Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup
SYDNEY (AP) — A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport. Officials say the…
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Muslim athletes push boundaries to keep on training despite fasting during Ramadan
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Most people are getting ready for bed when the MMA sessions start at Diesel Gym in East London’s…
Continue ReadingBlinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the measures the Israeli government…
Continue ReadingMarch jobs report comes in hot: The US economy added 303,000 positions last month
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — For all intents and purposes — and by most economists’ predictions — job growth was supposed to…
Continue ReadingAlabama’s Aaron Estrada finishes 5-year, 4-school odyssey with Final Four trip, NIL money
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Aaron Estrada said he walked onto the basketball floor at State Farm Stadium in awe on…
Continue ReadingMenace to society: Criminal gangs in Europe are infiltrating the legal world, Europol says
Criminal networks in the European Union are penetrating legal businesses across the 27-nation bloc and rely heavily on corruption to develop their…
Continue Reading‘They hit the jackpot’: How so-called ‘burglary tourists’ use visa waivers to target luxury US homes
By Jason Kravarik and Josh Campbell, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last…
Continue ReadingIran vows to ‘punish Zionist regime’ over deadly strike on Iranian consulate attributed to Israel
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned Friday that “our brave men…
Continue ReadingUK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel
By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to Israel following…
Continue ReadingUN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel as concerns about Gaza war mount
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel…
Continue ReadingBiden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled…
Continue ReadingIndonesian Cabinet ministers deny claims by losing presidential candidates of misused government aid
By NINIEK KARMINI and ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Four Indonesian Cabinet members have testified that no rules were…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials are claiming they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street gains ground following surprisingly strong US jobs report
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended solidly higher and bond yields rose Friday as Wall Street welcomed a surprisingly…
Continue ReadingKosovo will conduct a nationwide census that includes surveying the ethnic Serb minority
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has begun its first nationwide census since…
Continue ReadingTaiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Ivan Watson, CNN Hualien, Taiwan (CNN) — Wu was preparing breakfast for guests at the small hotel he runs in…
Continue ReadingA film in Nigeria remembers the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago, and unites heartbroken families
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A new film in Nigeria is being screened to remember the nearly 100 schoolgirls who are…
Continue ReadingRussia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press When the Russian barrage hit the Ukrainian power plant, a worker named Taras was manning the control panel — a…
Continue ReadingCrowds picnic to see Tokyo’s cherry blossoms at full bloom
By AYAKA MCGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Crowds gathered Friday to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms in Tokyo, where cold weather has…
Continue ReadingNew mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation efforts, 30 years after the genocide
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press HUYE, Rwanda (AP) — The diggers’ hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often…
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