Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — The U.S. Navy is reshuffling its warship deployment in the Middle East to…
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Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry dropped his libel lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid…
Continue ReadingGood girl! Officer enlists a Michigan man’s dog to help rescue him from an icy lake
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used…
Continue ReadingMoldovan man arrested in Croatia after rushing a van with migrants through Zagreb to escape police
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Moldovan national who was driving a van packed with migrants was arrested in Croatia following a car chase early on Friday…
Continue ReadingGroup suspected of killing Dutch crime reporter also wanted to kidnap PM Mark Rutte, witness says
By Caitlin Danaher and Rose Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — The group suspected of murdering a crime reporter in the Netherlands in 2021 also wanted to…
Continue Reading2023 was slowest year for US home sales in nearly 30 years as high mortgage rates frustrated buyers
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher…
Continue ReadingAmericans are feeling much better about the economy thanks to slowing inflation
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans’ attitudes on the economy are improving substantially as inflation slows. The University of…
Continue ReadingLast year’s home sales were the lowest since 1995
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The residential real estate market tumbled in 2023, as soaring interest rates steadily slowed sales…
Continue ReadingWithout handshakes, Ukrainian players trying to keep message alive at Australian Open
By SIMON CAMBERS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net…
Continue ReadingRussian prosecutors seek lengthy prison terms for suspects in cases linked to the war in Ukraine
By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press A Russian court in Siberia has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for shooting a military…
Continue ReadingFormer Republican legislative candidate pleads guilty to role in the US Capitol riot
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former Republican legislative candidate in Maine has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers in the U.S.…
Continue ReadingProtests by farmers and others in Germany underline deep frustration with the government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — This week began and ended with the long road in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate…
Continue ReadingEU official praises efforts by Poland’s new government to restore the rule of law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has praised efforts by Poland’s new pro-EU government to…
Continue ReadingFamily of a man who died after being tased by police sues Atlanta
By Isabel Rosales and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — The family of a 62-year-old man who died after an Atlanta police officer tased him during a…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 rally in Russian region in continuing protests over activist’s jailing
By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — More than 1,000 people have rallied in the Russian region of Bashkortostan, continuing a series of protests…
Continue ReadingOfficials in Martinique rescue two boaters and search for three others after boat capsizes
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say two people have been rescued and they are searching for…
Continue ReadingAt Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out…
Continue ReadingA cargo plane was forced to land in Miami after a reported engine fire sent sparks flying midair
By Pete Muntean, LJ Spaet, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — An Atlas Air cargo flight en route from Miami to Puerto Rico made an…
Continue ReadingPolice in Jamaica detain former Parliament member in wife’s death
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica say they have detained a former member of Parliament and named him a suspect in his wife’s…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, do-over mayoral primary
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be a collective feeling of déjà vu among Democrats in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as…
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