Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military governmenttook another major step in its ongoing attempts to cripple its…
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US makes corporate transparency commitment with 20 nations
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed America’s commitment to enhancing corporate…
Continue Reading Brazil has a new biggest favela, and not in Rio de Janeiro
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press SOL NASCENTE, Brazil (AP) — For the first time since poverty, lack of opportunity and economic inequality caused…
Continue Reading French authorities search 5 banks in Paris in tax fraud case
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say authorities have raided the Paris offices of five banks on suspicion of tax fraud. Prosecutors say the raids…
Continue Reading 3 dead, 13 missing in Caribbean sinking; 14 Africans saved
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in St. Kitts say at least 14 people from the African nation of Cameroon…
Continue Reading Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against…
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Alzheimer’s first signs may appear in the eyes
Eyes may be the window to the soul, but could they also provide glimpses into cognitive…
Continue Reading Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In the 1700s, a boy was born into slavery in Colonial America. He spent his life…
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Judge orders Phoenix to clean up large homeless encampment
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ordered Phoenix to clean up a homeless encampment that spans nearly 10 blocks in the city’s downtown area. Maricopa…
Continue Reading Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule safely returned to Earth without a crew Tuesday, months after it suffered a coolant leak in orbit. The Soyuz…
Continue Reading IAEA head: Increased combat around Ukrainian nuclear plant
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting has intensified near a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that is Europe’s…
Continue Reading Poet Sara Daniele Rivera wins First Book Award
NEW YORK (AP) — A Cuban-Peruvian poet from New Mexico has won the Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Sara Daniele Rivera will receive…
Continue Reading Wyoming abortion clinic fire suspect to go free pending case
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She posted on social media about competing in a bike race, losing her pet hedgehog and…
Continue Reading Portugal: 2 dead, several injured in Muslim center stabbing
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese police shot and injured a man suspected of stabbing two women to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon…
Continue Reading What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Here’s some of what we know and don’t know about the deadly shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. Six people…
Continue Reading French court refuses to extradite Italian former militants
PARIS (AP) — France’s top court has ruled against extraditing 10 former far-left Italian militants who were convicted of attacks carried out in…
Continue Reading French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police forces have clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities as…
Continue Reading Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38
By MARÍA VERZA and MORGAN LEE Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars…
Continue Reading A ‘Clutch’ tip helps Miller, Miami reach 1st Final Four
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Miller took 20 shots in the regional final for Miami and made them all,…
Continue Reading Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue
Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the…
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