Serbia considers reintroducing a mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the country is considering the reintroduction of…
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will…
Continue ReadingAstronomers discover strange new type of star hidden in the center of our galaxy
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A decade-long survey of the night sky has revealed a mysterious new type of star astronomers are referring to…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: The 4 longevity questions you should ask your financial planner
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Only one-third of men correctly estimated how long a 60-year-old man in the U.S. could expect to live, according to a…
Continue ReadingCatalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Catalan separatist lawmakers have dealt Spain’s government a blow by voting against a hugely…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 30: Border battle, Middle East, Harvard, Royal family, Gas stoves
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many stores are locking up their products behind clear display cases to prevent theft, but Americans are…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 30: Border battle, Middle East, Harvard, Royal family, Gas stoves
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many stores are locking up their products behind clear display cases to prevent theft, but Americans are…
Continue ReadingUS and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American and Chinese officials met Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl…
Continue ReadingX restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake explicit images triggered temporary block
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some…
Continue ReadingOrder to liquidate property giant China Evergrande is just one step in fixing China’s debt crisis
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — A Hong Kong court’s order to liquidate the world’s most heavily…
Continue ReadingDeparting US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann…
Continue ReadingUK fines HSBC bank for not going far enough to protect deposits in case it collapsed
LONDON (AP) — UK regulators say HSBC has been fined $72.8 million for failing to adequately protect customer deposits in the event the bank…
Continue ReadingNearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in…
Continue ReadingPolice seize weapons, explosives from a home in northern Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested two people after finding a large weapons cache in their home. Police say the man and…
Continue Reading‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
By Sana Noor Haq and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching…
Continue ReadingAfter a record year, Norway’s giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is pledging to push major oil…
Continue ReadingA UN envoy says her experience in Colombia deal may help her efforts in restarting Cyprus talks
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations official says her experience in negotiating an end to decades of…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year…
Continue ReadingFrench police asked for extra pay during Paris Olympics. They will get bonuses of up to $2,000
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Police officers deployed during the Paris Olympics will receive bonuses of up to 1,900 euros. French Interior…
Continue ReadingLondon police fatally shoot a suspect reportedly armed with a crossbow as he broke into a home
LONDON (AP) — London police say they fatally shot a man reportedly armed with a crossbow who broke into a home and threatened the occupants. The…
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