Month: August 2022

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in…

BANGKOK (AP) — Immigration authorities say former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who last month fled anti-government protests in his…

By FRANCISCO SECO Associated Press ABOARD THE ASTRAL (AP) — A Spanish maritime rescue group and Italy’s coast guard have helped pull some 40…

CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald’s will begin reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months. The burger giant closed its Ukrainian…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a…

SYDNEY (AP) — A second Australian state has banned public displays of Nazi symbols. New South Wales, the nation’s most populous state, on…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has threatened to fire top agricultural officials if an investigation shows they improperly…

By KELSEY SHEEHY NerdWallet Relying on your business to fund your retirement is a risky bet. A business failure, health issues or shifting market…

MADRID (AP) — Spain has brought 294 Afghan refugees via Pakistan to Spain. The mission brings to 3,900 the number of Afghans flown to Spain since…

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana police chief says an officer shot in the head during a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church.…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian capital has reintroduced public mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. The New Delhi…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Western nations to provide more…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his government won’t leave citizens freezing or unable to pay…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions,…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation is ongoing for a second day for…

By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from last weekend’s fighting between Israel and Gaza…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western nations have made more pledges to send arms to Ukraine as Britain’s Defense…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline prices have dipped under $4 for the first time in more than five months — good news for…

By SYLVIE CORBET and VANESSA GERA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in…

LONDON (AP) — An alleged member of an Islamic State hostage-taking cell nicknamed “The Beatles” has been charged with terrorism offenses in…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after a muddled day on Wall Street, where benchmarks…

By The Associated Press The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of…

By NASSER KARIMI and MEHDI FATTAHI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have…

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday rebuked Rwandan authorities over…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is calling for tax breaks in the first major policy proposals of his reelection…