Month: August 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A high school textbook produced under the auspices of Poland’s conservative government has provoked criticism for what some…

BOSTON (AP) — Officers with the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Technical Institute as far back as 2005 will…

LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish…

BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for a high-speed car rampage in the southwestern city of Trier two…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that was euthanized after authorities…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Cuban doctor has been shot to death at a hospital in a rough neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. Prosecutors in the…

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland says it has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on the return of $131 million seized as part of a money-laundering…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor Ezra…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two government officials say that Iraq’s finance minister has resigned over the…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world…

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books,…

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says the country’s death toll from flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 66 since the start…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet When scary economic news is everywhere, your impulse might be to hunker down with your money until things improve. But…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — A somber gathering of about 5,000 marked the 10th anniversary of what has become…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main industry lobby group has warned that factories may have to throttle production or…

BEIJING (AP) — Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos’ car in…

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — One of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say people have been wounded in a shooting that led to a lockdown of a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis…