UK’s Treasury chief accepts that recession may be necessary to get inflation down
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief says he would be prepared to see the British economy slip back into…
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Prosecutor: Trio convicted of murder in fatal shooting of former Indiana U football player
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three people have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down…
Continue Reading Protester involved in pulling down abolitionist’s statue in Wisconsin gets 6 months in jail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who drove the car that helped pull down the statue of a Civil War hero and abolitionist outside of the Wisconsin state…
Continue Reading Can’t afford Taylor Swift tickets? See all of Swift’s eras on display at this costume exhibit
By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has been breaking records and delighting fans on the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, a…
Continue Reading Pope runs fever, skips meetings, Vatican says
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever, the Vatican said.…
Continue Reading World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon’s poor, giving cash to families struggling in the…
Continue Reading A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and the US say Sudan’s warring sides appear to be better abiding by latest cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United States say the warring parties in Sudan are adhering better to a week-long cease-fire after days of…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to prison over attempted arson attack on German synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a man of attempted arson for a New Year’s Eve incident in which he broke a window at a synagogue in…
Continue Reading British Cycling publishes new transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Riders who were born male will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new…
Continue Reading Climate protesters face tear gas at oil major TotalEnergies shareholder meeting in Paris
PARIS (AP) — French police have thrown a security cordon around a shareholders meeting in Paris of oil major TotalEnergies. Officers on Friday…
Continue Reading Russia acknowledges Vatican peace initiative, says no steps yet for a mission to Moscow
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Russia has indicated it views Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace initiative…
Continue Reading Court says Hugh Grant’s lawsuit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid can go to trial
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London court has rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun newspaper to throw out a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Russia says its border regions attacked; Moscow’s forces hit clinic in central Ukrainian city
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse owes millions to Georgia’s billionaire ex-prime minister, court says
LONDON (AP) — A Singapore court says Credit Suisse owes billionaire and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hundreds of millions of…
Continue Reading Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Belgium and Iran have conducted a prisoner exchange in Oman. Officials said…
Continue Reading Spain takes action against racism after VinÃcius case but punishing fans remains a challenge
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The attention brought by the latest case of abuse against Real Madrid forward VinÃcius Júnior has…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Tech leads more gains on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks powered solid gains for Wall Street on Friday after another chipmaker…
Continue Reading Israeli military: Palestinian man killed after alleged stabbing attempt in West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a Palestinian man has been shot and killed after he sneaked into a Jewish settlement in the occupied…
Continue Reading California’s epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend
By HAVEN DALEY and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California rivers fed by this winter’s massive Sierra Nevada…
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