Month: March 2024

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A legal settlement in Florida, legislative action in Arkansas and a lawsuit in Georgia this week made waves in an…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian prosecutors say that 10 people are facing charges for stealing as many as 43,000 state decorations of honor from a…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Protests at Kentucky’s Capitol can seem as commonplace as basketball pep rallies…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Catholic activist in Belarus has been handed a three-year prison sentence on charges…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says that French defense industry heavyweight Naval Group has…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has unanimously approved a pioneering bill to curb the environmental impact…

BERLIN (AP) — A German court says former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation…

By ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andreea Alexandru, a photographer with The Associated Press based in Bucharest,…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde pledges in a new campaign ad to donate…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christians from across Bulgaria have flocked to Sofia’s Alexander Nevski Cathedral to pay their…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge…

By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader is expected to speak publicly, a day…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference…

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is recalling more than 287,000 air fryers and air fryer ovens due to an overheating issue that can cause the…

By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press AL-NAYRAB, Syria (AP) — Syria’s civil war has entered its 14th year, a somber anniversary in a…

By JOSHUA BICKEL Associated Press LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British cellphone company Vodafone has confirmed that it’s selling its Italian business to…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again…

PRAGUE (AP) — Hospital officials say former Czech President Milos Zeman is in serious but stable condition a day after undergoing surgery for a…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three incumbent congressmen face tough challenges from within their own parties in Tuesday’s…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More homeowners eager to sell their home are lowering their initial asking price in a bid to…

By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first step toward filling the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicks…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local…

By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sought to mobilize support for his brand of…

Croatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17. The country’s president on Friday scheduled the vote after parliament dissolved a day…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski appeared before a special parliamentary committee Friday to testify about his…

By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ship carrying 200 tons of aid is approaching the coast of Gaza to inaugurate a sea…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast, leaving at least 16 people…

LONDON (AP) — System outages at McDonald’s have been reported around the world on Friday, shuttering restaurants and leading to social media…

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s markets regulator has renewed its efforts to pep up the stock market, pledging to raise the quality of companies listed…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Teenage pitchers are throwing a baseball harder than ever as they try to attract attention…

BERLIN (AP) — Official data shows Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the…

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike…