Google should pay a multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, an EU court adviser says
LONDON (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court says Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case. EU…
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$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments
By ANNIE MA Associated Press The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan but no damage is reported
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has shaken parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz condemns alleged plot by far-right groups to deport millions if they take power
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a…
Continue ReadingNavalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison
By Anna Chernova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside…
Continue ReadingTurkey, Bulgaria and Romania sign a deal to tackle Black Sea mines
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement to jointly tackle drifting sea mines that have threatened Black Sea shipping…
Continue ReadingBiden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle…
Continue ReadingThe West’s winter is off to a dry start, raising concerns for the nation’s largest reservoirs
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Even as winter arrived in the East this week, with treacherous snow and an impending Arctic cold snap, much of the…
Continue ReadingIran identifies alleged bomb-maker behind last week’s IS twin suicide attack that killed dozens
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry has identified a top suspect, described as ringleader and…
Continue ReadingPoland’s president plans to pardon 2 politicians as tens of thousands hold anti-government protest
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he has started the process to once again pardon two politicians who were arrested earlier this…
Continue ReadingGoogle lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer Google says it has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after a mixed close on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed close.…
Continue ReadingIran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the…
Continue ReadingChinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseas
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An industry association reports that China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while sales at…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
By HARRIET MORRIS and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a cease-fire as…
Continue ReadingFormer France basketball player forced to abandon Paris 2024 role following controversial Gaza post
PARIS (AP) — A former France basketball player serving as an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been forced to quit her role because of a…
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‘Radical incrementalism’: OSU-scientists outline bold solution to climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea rocked by violence as pay error prompts police walkout, riots and looting
By Hilary Whiteman and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Papua New Guinea was dealing with the fallout Thursday of violent riots and looting that shook…
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OHA: Behavioral health providers funded by Measure 110 seeing more clients for substance abuse treatment
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Behavioral health providers funded by Measure 110 reported continued increases in clients served statewide for substance use…
Continue ReadingStarbucks sued by consumer group that calls its claim of ethical sourcing false and misleading
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its…
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