European Central Bank hikes rates again and vows more after US Fed hits pause
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is…
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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the…
Continue Reading Spain sets out migration, industry as priorities for EU presidency
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez believes the European Union will finalize a…
Continue Reading Recovering Pope visits children’s cancer ward before Friday discharge from hospital
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is going to be discharged from the hospital on Friday. On the eve of his release, he visited the…
Continue Reading Australian opposition party expels senator over sexual misconduct allegations
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party has expelled a senator after a female senator accused him of sexual assault and…
Continue Reading Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a…
Continue Reading North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea in protest of US-South Korea military drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles off…
Continue Reading Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The race for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest is still on. Sherpa guide…
Continue Reading US Open a source of uncertainty on and off the course
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uncertainty off the course. Uncertainty on it. The U.S. Open was set to tee off into uncharted…
Continue Reading MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to baseball and LGBTQ+ inclusivity, Billy Bean often flashes back to his playing days.…
Continue Reading Police file charges of sexual harassment against president of Indian wrestling federation
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi police have filed charges of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of six female…
Continue Reading Jesuits expel prominent priest after allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the Jesuit…
Continue Reading Kosovo tightens border security after saying 3 police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbian forces
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister says border security will be tightened…
Continue Reading Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over ‘partygate’
By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A committee of lawmakers has harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New figures show that New Zealand’s economy has dipped into recession as higher…
Continue Reading NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Bank of Japan stands pat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares logged moderate gains on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks swept higher,…
Continue Reading Hope dims for missing migrants amid questions about Greece’s actions in deadly sinking
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested…
Continue Reading Wind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast
By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — Wind-driven rain pelted the shores of western India and southern…
Continue Reading West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it was announced…
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