Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has announced an increase in the minimum wage that will restore pay to levels existing before sweeping cuts were…
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Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has announced an increase in the minimum wage that will restore pay to levels existing before sweeping cuts were…
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The banking meltdown put the Fed in a bind
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN With just a few days to go until the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, US policymakers are sitting between…
Continue Reading Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen artifacts
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 17: Ukraine, Classified docs, Taxes, Pandemic, France
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The world will look a bit greener today as many people wear the color to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. In the US and…
Continue Reading Texas officials will take over the state’s biggest school district, raising questions about who controls America’s classrooms
By Holly Yan, Theresa Waldrop and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The fate of nearly 200,000 American students’ education will soon be controlled not…
Continue Reading China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue Reading US envoy ‘optimistic’ about upcoming Serbia-Kosovo summit
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A United States envoy has urged Serbia and Kosovo to implement a…
Continue Reading Elite officers in Israel’s military plan Sunday walkout
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over…
Continue Reading China makes surprise rate cut to boost banking liquidity and the economy
By Laura He, CNN China’s central bank has made a surprise cut to the amount of money that banks must keep in reserve, in an effort to keep…
Continue Reading Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved…
Continue Reading Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved…
Continue Reading Tuniu: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Tyre Sampson was 14 when he died after falling off an amusement ride last year. His mother was there as the ride was dismantled
By Carlos Suarez and Devon M. Sayers, CNN As she watched construction workers dismantle the amusement park ride where her 14-year-old son died from a…
Continue Reading The story behind this surreal portrait of Ethiopian identity
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN A former photojournalist, Aïda Muluneh now creates images that pose questions, rather than offering answers. Muluneh has spent…
Continue Reading State and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
By GERALD HERBERT and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. (AP) — Officials with the Biden administration have…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian and son Saint watch on as Arsenal defeated by Sporting CP in Europa League
By Ben Morse, CNN Seeing surprise guests at sporting events is not uncommon. You often catch a glimpse of a movie star at a grand slam tennis event…
Continue Reading State and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
By GERALD HERBERT and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. (AP) — Officials with the Biden administration have…
Continue Reading Supreme Court honors legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court.…
Continue Reading Slovakia, after Poland, agrees to give Ukraine Soviet jets
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29…
Continue Reading Yemen: The football match that gave ‘some enjoyment’ to war-torn country
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The photos, taken earlier this month, have now been viewed thousands of times: a soccer stadium, packed to the rafters, is…
Continue Reading FBI offers $20,000 reward in case of missing American woman who was kidnapped from her home in Mexico
By Taylor Romine, Karol Suarez and Norma Galeana, CNN More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI…
Continue Reading Her name is on a pub, a boat and an AI platform. But what happened to the Irish teen who arrived at Ellis Island in 1892?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Paul Linehan loved the melody of a ballad he performed onstage for years, but the place and person it featured felt far…
Continue Reading Trump vs. DeSantis: Rivals’ very different styles on display
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — In his first trip to Iowa this year, Ron DeSantis did not take any…
Continue Reading Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on…
Continue Reading Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on…
Continue Reading Japan moves missile capable troops into remote island base as regional tensions rise
By Chris Lau, CNN Japan has moved hundreds of troops, including missile units, into a new base built on a remote island near China and Taiwan as its…
Continue Reading The digital platform hoping to redefine ‘queer’ art
Hanna Pham, CNN If you’re in the market for ghoulish ceramic heads or colorful collages of gay sex among off-duty soldiers, a new digital art…
Continue Reading Hallador Energy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Hallador Energy: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Pakistan athlete who died in migrant boat crash laid to rest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Mourners have attended the funeral of a Pakistani female field hockey player who died in a migrant boat crash off Italy’s…
Continue Reading Mozambicans march to honor protest rapper after his death
By TOM GOULD Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are planning marches across the country to honor Azagaia, a popular protest…
Continue Reading Montenegro presidential vote seen as test of future policies
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is holding a presidential election this weekend that is seen as a test of…
Continue Reading China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue Reading Aussie surfer sets record with mammoth 30-hour surfing session, then goes back for more
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN A quick dip in the surf can be refreshing at any time of the day, but one Sydney man has taken it to the extreme, setting a…
Continue Reading Japan PM praises SKorea leader; biz groups vow to boost ties
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says hats off to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for…
Continue Reading Japan PM praises SKorea leader; biz groups vow to boost ties
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says hats off to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for…
Continue Reading China’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, a major diplomatic boost for…
Continue Reading Stocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to end a whipsaw week on Wall Street amid rising fear among investors that…
Continue Reading Stocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s week of turmoil closed with drops for stocks. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday, led…
Continue Reading Baidu stock rebounds after falling sharply in wake of ChatGPT-style bot demo
By Michelle Toh, CNN Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze. Its…
Continue Reading China imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
By Laura He, CNN China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens…
Continue Reading In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture
By ISAAC SCHARF and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It’s become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government…
Continue Reading Global markets rebound after US lenders rescue First Republic Bank
By Laura He and Anna Cooban, CNN Markets in Europe and Asia rebounded Friday after First Republic Bank was rescued by a group of major US lenders,…
Continue Reading The banking meltdown put the Fed in a bind
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN With just a few days to go until the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, US policymakers are sitting between…
Continue Reading Inspired by a trip to Indonesia, Snoop Dogg launches new coffee line
By Heather Chen, CNN Rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg is expanding his business empire yet again, this time branching out into a line of premium…
Continue Reading Aussie surfer sets record with mammoth 30-hour surfing session, then goes back for more
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN A quick dip in the surf can be refreshing at any time of the day, but one Sydney man has taken it to the extreme, setting a…
Continue Reading Two Indian pilots grounded after their cockpit coffee break sparked safety fears
By Manveena Suri and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet grounded two of its pilots after they allegedly consumed coffee and…
Continue Reading California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
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California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
Continue Reading Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
By MICHAEL CASEY and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres…
Continue Reading What we know about Irvo Otieno and the 10 people charged in his death at a Virginia mental health facility
By Steve Almasy, CNN Three of the 10 people facing murder charges in the death last week of a 28-year-old Black man at a Virginia mental health…
Continue Reading California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
By HAVEN DALEY AND SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San…
Continue Reading New Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to impose…
Continue Reading New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be…
Continue Reading New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be…
Continue Reading Biden cheers for Irish bonds, unity on St. Patrick’s Day
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden donned a green tie and sported shamrocks in a chest…
Continue Reading Santos refuses to quit, brazenly says ‘truth still matters’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos arrives on the House floor most days to…
Continue Reading New Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to impose…
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Thunder Ridge’s Ahli Billman heading to Western Wyoming Community College for soccer
Standout Thunder Ridge girls soccer player Ahli Billman will compete collegiately at Western Wyoming Community…
Continue Reading Honolulu police officers charged after alleged crash coverup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu prosecutors have filed charges against four police officers alleging a cover-up in…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local…
Continue Reading China foreign minister in rare call with Ukraine counterpart
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told his Ukrainian counterpart that Beijing is concerned about the grinding conflict there spinning…
Continue Reading 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Along the Tigris River, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous…
Continue Reading US agrees to sell 220 Tomahawk missiles to Australia
By Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN The US State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy up to 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise…
Continue Reading Australia to buy up to 220 Tomahawk missiles from the US
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said it’s planning to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the U.S. State…
Continue Reading Australia to buy up to 220 Tomahawk missiles from the US
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said it’s planning to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the U.S. State…
Continue Reading Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003. President George…
Continue Reading Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton,…
Continue Reading Northwestern beats Boise State 75-67 in March Madness
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Boo Buie scored 22 points to lead Northwestern to a win in the school’s second…
Continue Reading Waste pickers collect food waste, help combat climate change
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MALABON, Philippines (AP) — Marilene Capentes pushes a cart along the streets of Malabon…
Continue Reading 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and…
Continue Reading Secret document reveals Russia’s 10-year plan to destabilize Moldova
By Tim Lister, CNN A secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova —…
Continue Reading US has seen ‘significant spike’ in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, commander says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US has seen a “significant spike” in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, the commander…
Continue Reading Oregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many…
Continue Reading House GOP digs in on China-linked payments to Biden family members in new memo
By Annie Grayer, CNN House Oversight Republicans said in a new memo issued Thursday that members of President Joe Biden’s family received just…
Continue Reading Oregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many…
Continue Reading Oregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many…
Continue Reading Pence defends joke about Buttigieg ‘maternity leave’
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday he hasn’t heard from Mike…
Continue Reading Failed oversight, lax punishments: How the Coast Guard has allowed sexual assault at sea to go unchecked
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken Women don’t belong out at sea working on ships with men, the 62-year-old engineer told the 19-year-old…
Continue Reading Southern California jailbreak mastermind convicted
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An inmate who organized a daring, elaborate Southern California jailbreak in 2016 was found guilty Thursday of the escape…
Continue Reading North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike…
Continue Reading The FAA proposes lengthening cockpit voice recording time to 25 hours
By Greg Wallace, Pete Muntean and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is working to establish a requirement that aircraft have…
Continue Reading Ex-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization has…
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50 most selective colleges in America
Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Stacker listed the 50 most selective colleges in the United States. The institutions…
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College majors with the highest and lowest unemployment rates
Stacker has compiled the college majors with the highest and lowest unemployment rates, using Census Bureau…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s congress extends anti-gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR El Salvador’s congress has voted to approve yet another extension of emergency rules allowing police to round up suspected members of…
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Idaho Senate passes bill to make Oryctodromeus the state dinosaur
It is not often that lawmakers will find something they can all agree…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Gov. Wes Moore reflects on first 2 months
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s aiming for “the most full assault on child poverty”…
Continue Reading Revlon: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
NEW YORK — Revlon: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading What’s next for Alaska’s Willow oil project? AP explains
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the largest new oil project in years on…
Continue Reading California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
By JANIE HAR and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The infamous state prison on San Francisco Bay that…
Continue Reading Missouri man guilty in shooting over disabled parking spot
ST. CHARLES. Mo. (AP) — A 70-year-old Missouri man has been convicted of shooting an Amazon delivery driver in the back during an argument over a…
Continue Reading What’s next for Alaska’s Willow oil project? AP explains
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the largest new oil project in years on…
Continue Reading NFL wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL lawyers want a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let all racial…
Continue Reading English professor in Florida says university terminated his contract after a complaint over his racial justice unit
By Jamiel Lynch and Andy Rose, CNN A former English professor at Florida’s Palm Beach Atlantic University says the school terminated his…
Continue Reading Microsoft adds AI tools to office apps like Outlook, Word
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software,…
Continue Reading 14-year-old boy arrested in Mexico for murder of 8
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed “El Chapito” for the drug-related killing of eight people near…
Continue Reading How just 39 minutes of sleep can make or break your child’s health, happiness and school day
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the keys to keeping your child happy and healthy is making sure they get enough sleep consistently, a new study has…
Continue Reading This is your brain on social media
By Andrea Kane, CNN What effect does voracious use of social media — constantly consuming images of picture-perfect people posing in artfully…
Continue Reading Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
By Livvy Doherty and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Regulators in Italy issued a temporary ban on ChatGPT Friday, effective immediately, due to privacy…
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