Wildfire closes Arizona’s Tuzigoot National Monument, trails
Crews were trying to contain a wildfire Monday in northern Arizona that has closed the Tuzigoot National Monument and its surrounding…
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DNA: Woman was on famed 17th century Swedish warship
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A…
Continue Reading Geneva appeals court upholds conviction of Israeli tycoon
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Geneva appeals court has upheld the conviction of Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz for…
Continue Reading Virgin Orbit seeks bankruptcy protection after mission fail
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission…
Continue Reading Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed
NEW DELHI (AP) — An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven and injuring…
Continue Reading Swedes arrest 5 suspected of terror, ties to Quran burning
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says five men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist offenses.…
Continue Reading Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of…
Continue Reading Montenegro’s new president says country firmly on EU path
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s President-elect Jakov Milatovic has promised to speed up the small…
Continue Reading NATO flags raised in Helsinki as Finland joins alliance
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO’s blue and white flags are fluttering against the backdrop of Helsinki…
Continue Reading Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and…
Continue Reading UConn emerges victorious after March Madness full of upsets
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Cinderellas certainly had their moments in this March Madness. Morethanafew, actually. In the end, it was a…
Continue Reading Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux
By PETER SMITH Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Teenagers from Catholic and Protestant youth groups lit candles on a Belfast…
Continue Reading Suspect in attack that killed military blogger to face court
By The Associated Press A woman suspected of involvement in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger is set to face…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after Wall St dips on weak economic data
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the…
Continue Reading As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the…
Continue Reading Jacinda Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister in January, Jacinda Ardern is…
Continue Reading Violence at Jerusalem mosque prompts fears of wider fighting
By MAHMOUD ILLEAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City,…
Continue Reading Taiwan defies China pressure before US House speaker meeting
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan defied threats of retaliation by China ahead of an expected meeting between the…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse investors slam failures as chairman apologizes
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse shareholders on Tuesday upbraided the Swiss bank’s leaders for years of…
Continue Reading German climber killed in fall near Swiss resort of Zermatt
GENEVA (AP) — Police say a German climber has died after falling some 500 meters (1,640 feet) in the Alps in southern Switzerland. The accident…
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