Airbus, Air France acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009…
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Ex-leader Merkel to be decorated with highest German honor
BERLIN (AP) — Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be decorated with Germany’s highest possible honor in recognition of her near-record 16 years…
Continue Reading US tax breaks lure European clean tech companies as EU lags
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean…
Continue Reading Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on…
Continue Reading Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the…
Continue Reading Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday…
Continue Reading Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor…
Continue Reading What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan’s future?
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Tensions have been brewing for weeks between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, who just 18…
Continue Reading Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press CASA of Lexington has tried just about everything to find volunteers to serve as advocates for…
Continue Reading Texas freight train collision injures 2, no hazmat onboard
CHICO, Texas (AP) — A train collision and subsequent derailment has injured two rail employees in Texas. Union Pacific spokesperson Kristen South…
Continue Reading US, allies conduct more drills in face of N. Korean threat
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan have conducted a joint missile defense…
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Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks
By WILL WEISSERT and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments.…
Continue Reading Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks
By WILL WEISSERT and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments.…
Continue Reading Russia’s UN council presidency is most contentious in memory
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — First the Russians gave the U.N. spotlight to the commissioner of children’s rights…
Continue Reading GOP leader McConnell returns to Senate after head injury
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday,…
Continue Reading 2 bodies lifted from sea after Japan army helicopter crash
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s military has recovered two bodies of the 10 crewmembers from an army helicopter that had…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia mixed despite China growth data
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as pessimism about global uncertainties remained even as…
Continue Reading US sails warship through Taiwan Strait after China’s drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States Navy has sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait in its first known transit since China carried out a…
Continue Reading Leonard scores 38 to lead Clippers past Durant, Suns 115-110
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had a great shooting night while Russell Westbrook had a horrible one. Both players…
Continue Reading Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to three months in prison for breaching court…
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