Small town in Thailand hold mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire
Associated Press LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young…
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Former Taiwan leader Tsai to visit Czech Republic, other European destinations, drawing China’s ire
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire. During…
Continue Reading Japan prosecutors will not appeal acquittal of world’s longest death-row inmate in retrial
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors say they will not appeal the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate in a…
Continue Reading Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India’s stripping of region’s autonomy wins most seats in election
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won…
Continue Reading French anti-terror investigators make 3 arrests in probe of suspected attack plot
PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror prosecutors have announced the arrests of three people in southwest France in a probe led by the country’s…
Continue Reading 3 killed when a medical helicopter headed to pick up a patient crashes in Kentucky
OWENTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter crashed while heading to pick up a patient.…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police incidents in one Midwestern city
Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The police department in Evansville said one recruit died and another was injured in a “routine”…
Continue Reading A series of deaths and the ‘Big Fight’: Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city
Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — It was the day of the “Big Fight” at the police academy, and rookie sheriff’s deputy Asson Hacker…
Continue Reading France tightens steps to prevent one of Osama bin Laden’s sons from returning
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says he has taken additional steps against any effort by one of the sons of al-Qaida leader Osama bin…
Continue Reading Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara…
Continue Reading Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements
Associated Press A former WWE employee who filed a lawsuit against the company and ex-leader Vince McMahon, accusing him of sexual battery and…
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Inauguración del nuevo centro de autobuses y nombramiento del fallecido líder comunitario en Coachella
María García El área de Fourth Street y César Chávez se llenó de residentes de la comunidad, junto con los…
Continue Reading Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap…
Continue Reading Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Associated Press BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has made a rare jump into the 2024 battleground political fray since ending his…
Continue Reading Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to…
Continue Reading Czech government undergoes a reshuffle after a party leaves but retains a majority in Parliament
PRAGUE (AP) — President Petr Pavel has sworn in two new ministers as part of a reshuffle of the government following the decision of junior…
Continue Reading German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges
Associated Press BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (AP) — A German court on Tuesday acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance…
Continue Reading Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Social media users across the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to…
Continue Reading Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics…
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