Without 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…
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Russian 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…
Continue ReadingFEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis fuels more destructive extreme weather
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing the way it responds to natural disasters, it announced…
Continue ReadingGerman parliament approves easing rules to get citizenship, dropping restrictions on dual passports
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation easing rules to gain citizenship and ending restrictions…
Continue ReadingCrisis-ridden Sri Lanka’s economic reforms are yielding results, but challenges remain, IMF says
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s economic…
Continue ReadingApple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case
LONDON (AP) — Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid…
Continue ReadingThe Los Angeles Innocence Project is representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife and unborn child
By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Innocence Project is now representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted of…
Continue ReadingBoeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Miami airport
MIAMI (AP) — A witness saw sparks shooting from a cargo plane as it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff.…
Continue ReadingTata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot in Wales,…
Continue ReadingRecovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency in charge of emergency management is changing its program that helps those…
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