Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded last year. Marriages dropped steeply, too
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low,…
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3 men snared in right-wing extremism probe charged in London court with prepping for terrorism
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say three men arrested in an investigation into right-wing extremism have been charged in a London court with preparing…
Continue ReadingBiden backed off a pledge to abolish the federal death penalty. That’s left an opening for Trump
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepared to take office three years ago, Joe Biden’s incoming administration…
Continue ReadingPrince William pulls out of godfather’s memorial service due to personal matter
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince William will miss a memorial service for the late King Constantine of…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Zelenskyy lands in Saudi Arabia to push for peace and a POW exchange with Russia
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has arrived to Saudi Arabia and met the…
Continue ReadingCheers to being crooked again. Quirky English pub bulldozed after a fire to be rebuilt as it was
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The owners of a quirky 18th century British pub unlawfully bulldozed after a fire last year have been…
Continue ReadingJamie Dimon Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingGreece says it’s hoping to nudge ally Armenia’s alliances westward
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — NATO member Greece says it wants to help traditional ally Armenia shift alliances westward, arguing that improved ties with…
Continue ReadingTexas AG sues a nonprofit that helps migrants, accusing it of ‘alien harboring.’ But the group calls the lawsuit ‘unfounded’
By Amy Simonson, Ed Lavandera and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Texas’ Republican attorney general is suing a Catholic nonprofit that assists…
Continue ReadingQatar’s emir to discuss Gaza and hostages with Macron during a state visit to France
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Qatar’s emir has arrived in France for a two-day state visit as his country plays a key role in…
Continue ReadingDuke’s Scheyer wants the ACC to implement measures to prevent court-storming after Filipowski injury
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Jon Scheyer wants the Atlantic Coast Conference to implement measures to prevent court-storming after…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s union workers are on strike nationwide over soaring inflation and unmet promises
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers have begun a new nationwide…
Continue ReadingBiden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable…
Continue ReadingUN experts call on authorities in Belarus to pardon a cancer-stricken imprisoned opposition leader
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission have appealed to Belarusian authorities…
Continue ReadingLara Love Hardin’s memoir ‘The Many Lives of Mama Love’ is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An author and ghost writer’s life story, from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with…
Continue ReadingCaptain of ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to remain behind bars pending trial
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest three suspects in killing of man on Bronx subway car
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested three people in the killing of a man on a subway car last week. The department says Tuesday they…
Continue ReadingEU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests
By RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in deaths of 2 officers at Virginia college in 2022 and is sentenced to life
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — A man who had been scheduled for trial in the shooting deaths of two popular police officers at a Virginia college in 2022…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard seizes more than $143 million worth of cocaine in the Pacific
By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard seized nearly 11,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $143 million, in the eastern Pacific…
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