The Supreme Court upholds mandatory prison terms for some low-level drug dealers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for…
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Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking…
Continue ReadingFrench company Naval Group has been selected to build 4 new submarines for the Dutch navy
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says that French defense industry heavyweight Naval Group has…
Continue ReadingEuropean charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard
ROME (AP) — The European charity ship Ocean Viking says it has rescued another 135 migrants, including a pregnant woman and eight children, from a…
Continue ReadingUS, G-7 allies warn Iran to back off deal to provide Russia ballistic missiles or face new sanctions
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new…
Continue ReadingUS consumer sentiment ticks down slightly, but most expect inflation to ease further
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they…
Continue ReadingAid is being shipped to Gaza by sea. But a new maritime corridor is unlikely to stop the looming famine
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Gaza has received its first batch of humanitarian aid by sea as international powers step up efforts to bring…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde pledges in a new campaign ad to donate…
Continue ReadingBulgarians pay their last respects to the late Orthodox patriarch
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christians from across Bulgaria have flocked to Sofia’s Alexander Nevski Cathedral to pay their…
Continue ReadingAcross the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge…
Continue ReadingAt least 20 killed and scores injured in Russian ‘double tap’ missile strike on Odesa
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A Russian missile strike hit civilian infrastructure in the Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingTop Senegal opposition leader vows to help win March 24 election, speaking out after prison release
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader is vowing to help his team win thes…
Continue ReadingJapanese table tennis star reaches an agreement with ex as parliament considers a joint custody bill
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A once-beloved Japanese table tennis star says she has reached a settlement with her ex-husband, a…
Continue ReadingFirst aid ship reaches Gaza amid new efforts to step up relief to besieged enclave
By Niamh Kennedy, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — The first aid ship carrying much-needed food has reached the shoreline of…
Continue ReadingBest Buy recalls over 287,000 air fryers due to overheating issue that can melt or shatter parts
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is recalling more than 287,000 air fryers and air fryer ovens due to an overheating issue that can cause the…
Continue ReadingTornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US
By JOSHUA A. BICKEL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Blaine Schmidt sifted through the broken glass and splintered wood…
Continue ReadingProsecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County…
Continue ReadingViolence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press AL-NAYRAB, Syria (AP) — Syria’s civil war has entered its 14th year, a somber anniversary in a…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Vodafone confirms sale of Italian arm to Swisscom for $8.7 billion
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British cellphone company Vodafone has confirmed that it’s selling its Italian business to…
Continue ReadingAll 5 attackers killed, ending Somalia hotel siege in which 3 soldiers died
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a…
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