Walmart will close all of its health care clinics
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services,…
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Americans’ pay gains rose faster than expected so far this year
It wasn’t just inflation starting off 2024 hot, paychecks did as…
Continue Reading The deadline to consolidate some student loans to receive forgiveness is here. Here’s what to know
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Borrowers with some types of federal student loans have until today to consolidate their loans to…
Continue Reading Ex-Ohio House speaker to be arraigned from prison on state charges, as scheme’s impact persists
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Imprisoned ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison…
Continue Reading What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of…
Continue Reading US home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in more than a year
US home-price growth accelerated in February at the fastest annual pace since November 2022, a sign that America’s housing market remains tough…
Continue Reading Donald Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money case
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — New York Judge Juan Merchan has fined former President Donald…
Continue Reading Haiti’s transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly installed transitional presidential council has chosen former Sports…
Continue Reading Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the…
Continue Reading Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel’s participation in Paris Games
By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have called on Olympic officials to limit Israel’s participation at the…
Continue Reading Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job if Republicans try to oust him
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some Republican lawmakers…
Continue Reading A 300-year-old settlement resurfaces as severe drought dries up a dam in the Philippines
By Emily Blumenthal and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has…
Continue Reading To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
By AYAKA MCGILL and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (AP) — The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.…
Continue Reading Scores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
CNN, AFPTV, NTV KENYA, STATE HOUSE KENYA By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after…
Continue Reading Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an…
Continue Reading Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential…
Continue Reading Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking…
Continue Reading Dua Lipa is all about ‘Radical Optimism,’ in her music and other pursuits
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-award winning pop star Dua Lipa’s third album, “Radical Optimism,” releases…
Continue Reading Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The document in which Abraham Lincoln set the Union’s military response…
Continue Reading This radical economist became Argentina’s president railing against politicians. Now he needs them.
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine lawmakers and protestors are converging on downtown Buenos Aires as the…
Continue Reading FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent
The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for…
Continue Reading The Twins’ home-run sausage is fueling their eight-game winning streak
By SARAH EFFRESS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are no stranger to unique home-run celebrations. Last season, the team…
Continue Reading Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrest
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a former Milwaukee police officer was properly…
Continue Reading U.S. and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are putting in place…
Continue Reading Volkswagen’s electric car orders double in Europe
Volkswagen’s orders for electric vehicles shot up in Europe in the first quarter of 2024 compared with a year ago, countering suggestions that…
Continue Reading The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here’s how it would work
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to…
Continue Reading UN’s top court rejects call for Germany to immediately halt arms exports to Israel
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court struck down a demand by Nicaragua that Germany immediately halt its arms…
Continue Reading ACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than men. We may learn why
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. ‘Project ACL’ will…
Continue Reading ‘Shardlake’ is a Tudor-era mystery series. It’s also a win for disabled characters, its star says
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Matthew Shardlake steps out of the pages of the late C.J. Sansom’s popular historical mystery…
Continue Reading In pictures: A lookback at student protest movements in the US
By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Students have established encampments and occupied campus buildings to…
Continue Reading Palestinian writer jailed in Israel wins top Arabic book prize
A Palestinian writer who has been in an Israeli prison for 20 years has won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction for his novel “A Mask, the Color…
Continue Reading EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of …
Continue Reading California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The…
Continue Reading Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi wins Spanish Asturias award for communication
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has won the 2024 Princess…
Continue Reading Workers’ paycheck growth accelerated in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months…
Continue Reading Former Italian foreign minister convicted for role in sale of Monte Carlo apartment
MILAN (AP) — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of…
Continue Reading Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say
By ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a shootout that killed four law…
Continue Reading H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming ‘At War with Ourselves’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H.R McMaster is releasing a…
Continue Reading Scores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
CNN By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s…
Continue Reading Scores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s capital,…
Continue Reading In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work ‘early’
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make…
Continue Reading Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in latest South China Sea incident
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South…
Continue Reading Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they announced Tuesday…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest.…
Continue Reading Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah,…
Continue Reading Abu Dhabi-backed fund pulls out of deal to take over UK’s Telegraph newspaper group
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale after a takeover bid by a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium collapsed.…
Continue Reading The Latest | Trump’s hush money trial resumes with second week of testimony
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial will resume with testimony from the third prosecution witness, Gary Farro, a banker who helped…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan arrests ex-interior minister in connection with unrest that left 238 dead
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan have arrested a former interior minister in connection with deadly unrest that gripped the…
Continue Reading First British royal visits Ukraine since Russian invasion began
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since…
Continue Reading Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its…
Continue Reading Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A senior military official in Cambodia says the huge explosion over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base…
Continue Reading Serbia’s new government to include US-sanctioned ex-intelligence chief with close ties to Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is…
Continue Reading Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twenty years after Poland joined the European Union, its finance minister says the country is still not ready to adopt the…
Continue Reading China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made ‘encouraging progress’ in talks in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in…
Continue Reading King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will return to public duties on Tuesday when he visits a cancer treatment charity,…
Continue Reading UK police say man with sword under arrest after attacking people in east London
LONDON (AP) — London police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London…
Continue Reading Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall
By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police have evicted migrants from a makeshift tent camp next to City Hall, the latest…
Continue Reading U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027…
Continue Reading South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing?
By Jackelyn Prager, CNN (CNN) — On delivery day at the Manganese Metal Company’s industrial complex in Mbombela, South Africa, truckloads of…
Continue Reading Chinese water cannon damages ship in new South China Sea flare-up, Philippines says
By Kathleen Magramo, Dhruv Tikekar and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on…
Continue Reading The Latest | Hamas officials leave Cairo after talks with Egypt officials over cease-fire proposal
By The Associated Press Officials from Hamas have left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new cease-fire proposal in Gaza, Egypt’s…
Continue Reading A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a gunman opened fire inside a mosque in western Afghanistan, killing at least six people as they were…
Continue Reading Chinese scientist who published first sequence of COVID virus protests after being evicted from lab
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him…
Continue Reading These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care ‘changed my life’
By ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford…
Continue Reading Nearly 47 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2021, research reveals
By Carlotta Dotto, CNN (CNN) — Around 47 children vanish every day in Europe, according to new research by cross-border journalism collective…
Continue Reading Hong Kong transgender activist gets new male ID after yearslong legal battle
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For many of us, an identity card is a little piece of plastic tucked away in a wallet that we rarely think…
Continue Reading Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in…
Continue Reading AP WAS THERE: Mexico’s 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico took control of its most precious natural resource by seizing the oil sector from U.S. companies in a move that’s…
Continue Reading Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial…
Continue Reading Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over the storming of the Mexican Embassy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the…
Continue Reading Images show US military building floating pier off Gaza. Pentagon says it will cost $320 million
By Helen Regan and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United States Central Command has released images of a floating pier being built by the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise to start a week full of earnings, Fed meeting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, as investors kept their eyes on potentially market-moving…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
By GRACEY WAKARI Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano has erupted for a second time in two weeks, spewing…
Continue Reading Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting
By JOHN CARUCCI and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren has been known for many a grand fashion show over the years:…
Continue Reading Japan’s PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party’s loss in special elections
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his governing party’s major defeat in last…
Continue Reading Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces…
Continue Reading The top UN court is set to rule on Nicaragua’s request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court is ruling Tuesday on a request by Nicaragua for…
Continue Reading From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a…
Continue Reading A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash…
Continue Reading Colleges across US seek to clear protest encampments by force or ultimatum as commencements approach
By JIM VERTUNO, CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As upcoming commencement ceremonies grew…
Continue Reading Florida Democrats hope abortion, marijuana questions will draw young voters despite low enthusiasm
By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Vassallo is lukewarm about casting her first presidential ballot for…
Continue Reading New York special election will fill vacancy in Congress created by resignation of Democrat Higgins
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Voters are casting ballots in a special election to fill the upstate New York…
Continue Reading At Tony Award nominations, there’s no clear juggernaut but opportunity for female directors
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The final list of almost 40 new plays and musicals vying for Tony Award nominations this…
Continue Reading Prosecutors at Donald Trump’s hush money trial zero in on the details
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony at Donald…
Continue Reading Mexico’s showdown with Ecuador over embassy raid begins at the International Court of Justice
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — A showdown between Mexico and Ecuador begins on Tuesday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the culmination…
Continue Reading Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand…
Continue Reading A medical report on soccer legend Maradona’s death aims to undercut homicide case against medics
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A medical examiner’s report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has injected uncertainty into…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s congress approves changes to reform constitution, a move critics call anti-democratic
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress, which is controlled by President Nayib Bukele New Ideas party,…
Continue Reading Ashley Judd speaks out on the right of women to control their bodies and be free from male violence
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark…
Continue Reading Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of…
Continue Reading Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in…
Continue Reading Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s…
Continue Reading Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing…
Continue Reading A Colorado mom who vanished during a bike ride died by homicide and had drug cocktail in her system, coroner finds
By Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — An autopsy conducted on the remains of a Colorado mother who disappeared while on a bike…
Continue Reading GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have narrowly failed again to enact a broad package of tax cuts over…
Continue Reading US safety regulations will require better automatic braking
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — With distracted driving and pedestrian fatalities on the rise, auto industry regulators believe technology…
Continue Reading A retired Roman Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico has been kidnapped
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic Bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico has been kidnapped. The…
Continue Reading A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country’s north, killing 9 soldiers
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nine members of Colombia’s military lost their lives when their helicopter crashed in a…
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