Wholesale inflation in US edged up in July from low levels
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States picked up in July yet still suggested that inflationary…
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UBS ends billions in taxpayer-funded support that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss taxpayers are off the hook from a government-engineered rescue plan that doled out billions to…
Continue ReadingSevere floods in China’s northern province killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses
BEIJING (AP) — Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least 29…
Continue ReadingSummer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
By JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — One camper, from Oakland, California, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is…
Continue ReadingJakarta is the world’s most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities are blaming the dry season and and motorized vehicles as the main…
Continue ReadingRapper Tory Lanez: ‘I have always maintained my innocence and always will’
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Days after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion, rapper Tory Lanez…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for fan killed in Athens attack. UEFA President Ceferin to meet Greek PM
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A funeral service has been held near Athens for a Greek soccer fan…
Continue ReadingAn Israeli army raid in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant
TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian medics say the Israeli military has stormed into a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, sparking…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 11: Maui fires, GOP primary, Ukraine, Strikes, Space
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Grocery prices in the US ticked up slightly last month, driven largely by the rising cost of beef. Restaurants…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 11: Maui fires, GOP primary, Ukraine, Strikes, Space
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Grocery prices in the US ticked up slightly last month, driven largely by the rising cost of beef.…
Continue ReadingIndia moves to replace British colonial-era sedition law with its own version
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government has proposed legislation that seeks to replace a British colonial-era…
Continue ReadingIt’s hot. And it’s going to stay hot for millions of Americans. These graphics explain the trend
By Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a scorching summer for many Americans, with tens of millions living in areas under extreme heat. Over…
Continue ReadingEU climate chief Frans Timmermans is set to lead the center-left bloc into Dutch general elections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans is the only candidate to lead a merged campaign between two…
Continue ReadingDoctors in England walk off job again as pay dispute with UK government shows no progress
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors in England have walked off the job for another four-day stretch, with…
Continue ReadingFamily of US publishing exec killed in Italy boat collision urges full investigation, accountability
ROME (AP) — The family of a U.S. publishing executive killed in a boating collision in southern Italy is urging Italian authorities to fully…
Continue ReadingA local train hits a truck at a crossing in central Poland, injuring 22 people
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say that 22 people have been hurt when a local train hit a truck at a railway crossing in central Poland. Four of…
Continue ReadingGreece safely evacuates dozens of migrants from a sailboat off the southern coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say they have safely evacuated dozens of migrants from a yacht reported in trouble off the country’s…
Continue ReadingMalaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a…
Continue ReadingChina detains a military group worker suspected of spying for the CIA
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s national security authority says it has detained a worker from a military industrial group on suspicion of…
Continue ReadingCyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says it’s “extremely…
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