Japan and India agree to step up security and economic cooperation amid regional security concerns
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s and India’s foreign ministers have agreed to step up security and economic…
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6 dead after mass stabbing at Ottawa home, student who lived with family arrested
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with,…
Continue ReadingActivist to foundation leader: JPB’s Deepak Bhargava to deliver ‘lightning bolt’ to philanthropy
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As longtime progressive movement organizer Deepak Bhargava takes the…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s crown prince transfers another 8% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has transferred another 8% of shares in the…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market…
Continue ReadingA fire in an oil refinery in Iran kills 1 person and injures 3
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say a fire at an oil refinery in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas has killed at least one…
Continue ReadingMexico’s most dangerous city for police refuses to give up or negotiate with cartels
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CELAYA, Mexico (AP) — Welcome to what might be the most dangerous place to be a police officer in North America.…
Continue ReadingEurope’s economy has stalled. But an interest rate cut will likely have wait for summer
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate at a record high even though…
Continue ReadingMany Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Christian voters and faith leaders have long been in the frontlines of providing…
Continue ReadingPaul Simon to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon’s latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry. He…
Continue ReadingThe TSA’s new experiment: Self-service security checks
By Melissa Alonso and Amanda Jackson, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Self-checkout annoys many grocery shoppers and causes problems that are prompting…
Continue ReadingOld Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion Katie Ledecky’s memoir, ‘Just Add Water,’ to be published June 11
NEW YORK (AP) — Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingJuntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military juntas ruling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say they have agreed to create a joint…
Continue ReadingGerman police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting…
Continue ReadingCzech farmers block traffic in Prague in protest against the government and EU agriculture policies
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers have blocked traffic in Prague, cramming the streets with hundreds of tractors and other vehicles as they rallied…
Continue ReadingUN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced…
Continue ReadingMore Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this…
Continue ReadingEU’s largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief
By STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s largest political party has endorsed…
Continue ReadingMajor French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the…
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