DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Videos circulating online show a fire tearing through a high-rise residential building in the United Arab Emirates. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the blaze early Tuesday in Ajman, one of the seven emirates that makes up the UAE, which also includes the futuristic cities of Dubai
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol, according to the chairman of a Senate panel that on Tuesday is releasing a new report on the
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about Wimbledon? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test your knowledge. Who was the last player other than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to win the men’s singles championship at the
Continue Reading By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A report by the ombudsman in North Macedonia says inmates in the country’s overcrowded prisons and patients at poorly staffed psychiatric hospitals are frequently subjected to inhumane and degrading conditions. The country’s ombudsman is an independent public prosecutor with the power to investigate public complaints,
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. An annual report by the Department for Research and Information on Anti-Semitism said on Tuesday that while it registered a slight
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. But many of the features require minors — and their parents — to opt in, raising
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and arrived Tuesday in Belarus. The exile of the 62-year-old owner of the Wagner Group
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections as a “disservice” to the Thai people. Ambassador Robert Godec said on Tuesday that Washington does not support any individual candidate or political party. Claims of the U.S. meddling in the May 14
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over reports suggesting the American economy is in better shape than feared. Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,195.70 after the government reported that the consumer price index rose 5.6%
Continue Reading By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former communication and information technology minister who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country. Prosecutors allege that Johnny G. Plate changed the terms
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A German court found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal Tuesday, making him the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. The Munich regional court handed Stadler a suspended prison sentence of 21 months
Continue Reading By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern Congo, hoping to inspire peace and creativity in a region long affected by conflict. The 9th edition of the Liputa fashion show was held in Goma on Saturday featuring designers, models
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses. The markets are now building on that goodwill as the customers that became regulars and the vendors who set
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. That is despite a reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency in the country. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Ivan Rossomakhin returned home from the war in Ukraine three months ago, his neighbors in the village east of Moscow were terrified. Three years ago, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to a long prison term but was freed after volunteering to fight with
Continue Reading By DREW COSTLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a Pride parade in the college town of Missoula, Montana, wearing smiles as sunny as the day is rainy. Adoring fans cheer them along the route. Reed stops and raises
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With the 2023 football season right around the corner, we catch up with Central junior Jared Martin on the latest wave of recognition headed his way.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer The Associated Press has found that the Food and Drug Administration can’t keep up with a flood of illegal disposable e-cigarettes from China. The AP looked at tightly controlled sales data to try to determine how the FDA is doing in its crackdown on kid-friendly electronic cigarette flavors. The
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The surge stands in
Continue Reading By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020. Hundreds of criminal cases have arisen from the student-led protests, but the five defendants are the
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