Month: February 2023

By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has angrily rejected the Moldovan president’s claim about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government, accusing…

By BARBARA MARQUAND of NerdWallet It’s been a bumpy ride for mortgage companies lately. Some lenders have gone out of business, merged with other…

By MUIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Cash-strapped Pakistan sharply increased taxes on natural gas to comply with a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shoichiro Toyoda, who as a son of the company’s founder oversaw Toyota’s expansion into…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his executive budget will hand the Milwaukee Brewers almost…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park is getting ready for baseball again after perhaps its busiest offseason ever. Even with…

By HALELUYA HADERO and ALI SWENSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine is renewing its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frustrate Moscow’s…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Lawyers say that Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on…

BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to streamline its operations as it…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers say they have taken down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport and state news agency to mark…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials from India’s Income Tax Department searched the BBC’s offices in New Delhi on…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — She is from Ukraine and he is from Russia. Their love blossomed online, but with their…

By BERNAT ARMANGUÉ Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Six days after the earthquake that flattened parts of Turkey and Syria, two survivors…

By SARAH EL DEEB and FAY ABOUELGASIM Associated Press ATAREB, Syria (AP) — Draped in a heavy wool shawl against the cold, Ayesha dragged her feet,…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Vitalii Khroniuk lay facedown on the ground taking cover from Russian artillery fire,…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after U.S. inflation edged down less than expected, fueling…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press Hong Kong (AP) — Beijing has dropped a requirement for the United States consul general to secure China’s…

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Customers of wireless provider T-Mobile US Inc. reported widespread service outages in the U.S. late Monday, according to…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Last week Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests,…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January compared with a year…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally if Filipino…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government plans to allow people who are “loyal to the nation” to carry…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say the predominant view among member nations is that the leadership of…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and KEN KUSMER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University,…