Month: June 2023

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden thanked Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen for Denmark’s role in a Western alliance “standing up” for Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia’s 15-month-old invasion. Monday’s visit kicked off the first of a pair of critical meetings Biden is holding with European allies this

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesman says his country will reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week, restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift. State-run media reported on Monday that Iran’s Embassy in Riyadh, its consulate general in Jeddah, and office of the permanent representative of the country to the

By TARA COPP Associated Press STE MARE EGLISE, Normandy, France — (AP) — There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year’s commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of Europe and led to the end of World War II. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has echoed throughout the

By The Associated Press Albums from Janelle Monáe and Niall Horan, as well as a TV movie about a Frito-Lay janitor who claims to have invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Deciding how to spend your first paycheck after graduating from college can be overwhelming, given the many competing demands on it. In addition to necessities like rent, food and transportation, new grads often also have student loans and credit card debt to pay down. Financial experts suggest first choosing the

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country. The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video Sunday showing troops wearing the insignia of the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force departing Turkey and arriving in Kosovo. Violent clashes with ethnic Serbs

By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil” to energize Hispanic voters, and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that. But, as he stepped to the podium at a Hispanic Heritage Month event near Disney

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium is investigating whether weapons it sent to help Ukraine defend its territory were used just over the border in Russia. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned Monday against jumping to any conclusions since shipments over decades and different regions can make arms turn up in unexpected places. He says a