Month: July 2023

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British man who served 17 years for rape had his conviction quashed Wednesday by the country’s…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas…

MOSCOW (AP) — A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it will hear legal challenges to a divisive new law…

By KIM COOK Associated Press Wallpaper is back in fashion in decor, and often tells a story. The latest designs are statement makers, ranging from…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones: Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins…

By ALI JABAR and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is not disputing that he made public comments falsely claiming two Georgia election…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has made a complaint against Germany to the European Commission over tons of German waste, some of it allegedly toxic,…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of…

By CORA LEWIS and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to raise interest rates for the 11th…

PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president,…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran says it gave new details to the U.N. about two sites near Tehran that…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band,…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs waited a long time to tell her life story. The Emmy-nominated actor known for her roles on “The Jeffersons” and…