Curfew declared in Nigerian state after warehouses and shops are looted
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state have been prohibited from leaving home…
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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co.…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s central bank governor ends 30-year tenure under investigation during dire economic crisis
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor has ended his 30-year tenure. Riad Salameh stepped…
Continue ReadingKosovo journalists protest government’s suspension of private television station
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s journalists have protested against the government’s decision to suspend…
Continue ReadingPrince William serves veggie burgers to stunned customers
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Prince William has shocked unsuspecting members of the public at a food truck in London when he appeared as the…
Continue ReadingChina restricts civilian drone exports, citing Ukraine and concern about military use
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has imposed restrictions on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war on…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 31: Ukraine, Trump, Student loans, Typhoons, Twitter rebrand
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — In times of stress or unease, many people channel their nerves through body-focused repetitive behaviors —…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: How to stay safe from financial scams
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet While there’s no way to guarantee you’ll completely avoid financial scams, there are steps you can take to…
Continue ReadingDispute over Persian Gulf gas field poses early challenge to Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An escalating dispute over a gas field in the Persian Gulf poses an early…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey school district reaches $9.1 million settlement with family of teen who died by suicide
By Celina Tebor, Jessica Xing and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of…
Continue ReadingFrench daredevil who climbed towers around world believed to have fallen to his death in Hong Kong
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say a French man apparently has fallen to his death from a high-rise residential…
Continue ReadingJapanese court sentences ‘Joker’ to 23 years for stabbing passenger, setting a fire on a Tokyo train
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a…
Continue ReadingCyprus authorities free British man despite a 2-year prison sentence for killing his ailing wife
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A British man has been freed immediately after a Cyprus court sentenced him to two…
Continue ReadingClashes continue between factions in Palestinian camp in Lebanon as death toll climbs to 9
By ABBY SEWELL and FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — The death toll has risen to nine in three days of clashes between Palestinian…
Continue ReadingUK to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses, ignoring calls from environmentalists
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy…
Continue ReadingNiger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Neighboring nations are levying economic sanctions over a coup last week that toppled one of…
Continue ReadingEurope’s economy grows a bit after months of stagnation. But rate hikes are weighing on businesses
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy is growing again — but not by much. Growth came in at 0.3% in…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles kill at least 6 in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment complex and…
Continue ReadingFans pay tribute to Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer who had international success
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live…
Continue ReadingOur bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are ‘humans in disguise’
BEIJING (AP) — A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing…
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