Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s right-wing government is pressing ahead with plans to crack down on migrants after…
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While some students skip college, trade programs are booming
By OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied…
Continue Reading Fast field departs for start of 127th Boston Marathon
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Pres HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — The fastest and most-decorated field in race history left Hopkinton on Monday for the…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet If you’re going to need a home loan in retirement — to buy your next house or replace the mortgage you’ve got —…
Continue Reading Scholz’s wife steps down as minister in German state
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife says she is stepping down as the education minister of the region where the couple lives,…
Continue Reading Ukraine rejects Iraqi offer to mediate talks with Russia
By ALI ABDUL-HASSAN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia to try resolve the war…
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Injuries to NBA stars Giannis, Ja dim start of postseason
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the…
Continue Reading NHL playoffs: Eichel, Hughes among the top players to watch
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL playoffs are going on without Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the first time since their rookie year in…
Continue Reading House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old…
Continue Reading Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine. The…
Continue Reading Putin hails Russian navy’s performance in Pacific drills
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the military’s performance during massive naval…
Continue Reading Volunteers speak on why they serve and why more people don’t
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Every day, Americans donate their time, skills and energy to their communities by volunteering with nonprofit…
Continue Reading Top Kremlin critic convicted of treason, gets 25 years
By The Associated Press A Russian court has convicted top opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr. of treason for publicly denouncing Moscow’s…
Continue Reading Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a Chinese national has been arrested on blasphemy charges after he…
Continue Reading Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led military coalition has freed 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release…
Continue Reading Sudan’s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185
By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital…
Continue Reading US helicopter raid in Syria targets an Islamic State leader
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says a helicopter raid by U.S. forces in northern Syria has resulted in the “probable death” of a senior leader…
Continue Reading Australia says Chinese relations won’t improve to past highs
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country is working to stabilize…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023
PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters are steadily wrestling under control France’s first major forest fire of the year. It started Sunday and…
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