Vatican diplomats seek to defuse pope’s kerfuffle over Ukraine ‘white flag’ comments
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican secretary of state is trying to defuse Pope Francis’ latest diplomatic kerfuffle.…
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A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the kind of book friends recommend to each other, especially if someone is going…
Continue ReadingGermany launches bidding for carbon contracts to support climate-friendly industrial production
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor has launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros to help…
Continue ReadingDespite scenes of defiance, plenty of Russians support Putin as election nears
By Matthew Chance, CNN Moscow (CNN) — There is an inevitability about the outcome of Russia’s looming presidential election. Like it or…
Continue ReadingLetter carrier robberies continue as the US Postal Service, union and lawmakers seek solutions
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The number of robberies of postal carriers grew again last year and the number of injuries nearly doubled, even as…
Continue ReadingMan bitten by a crocodile after falling off his boat at a Florida Everglades marina
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A man visiting the Florida Everglades was bitten by a crocodile as he attempted to swim to shore when he fell off his…
Continue ReadingA Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia,…
Continue ReadingUS man gets life sentence for Germany rape and murder
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — An American man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a tourist and the…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Ruben Gallego begins TV ads as the Arizona US Senate race takes shape without Sinema
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has started airing the first television ads of his…
Continue Reading5 Things to know for March 12: Super Tuesday II, classified docs, Boeing, Middle East, TikTok ban
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If loving coffee is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. Many Americans have ingrained coffee in their…
Continue Reading5 Things to know for March 12: Super Tuesday II, classified docs, Boeing, Middle East, TikTok ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If loving coffee is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. Many Americans have ingrained coffee in their…
Continue ReadingNile Rodgers of disco group Chic, classical music innovator Esa-Pekka Salonen win Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the 1970s influential disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in…
Continue ReadingMars could be driving ‘giant whirlpools’ in the Earth’s deep oceans, new study finds
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Mars may be around 140 million miles away from Earth, but the red planet is influencing our deep oceans by…
Continue ReadingSwiss refer Syrian president’s uncle to trial for alleged war crimes over 4 decades ago
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have referred former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate detained in Romania over UK sex offense charges
By Martin Goillandeau and Amy Croffey, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were detained in…
Continue ReadingAfrican Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa’s natural resources
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange…
Continue ReadingChemtrails are one of the most popular conspiracy theories. Here’s what it means
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen those white streaks trailing behind jets, creating stripes against the blue sky. The lines are…
Continue ReadingThai election body to seek dissolution of progressive party that won last year’s general election
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Election Commission says it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won last year’s…
Continue ReadingFour astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on…
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