Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise
San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California…
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Arizona’s governor and attorney general announce crackdown on Medicaid fraud
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and other top state officials announced a crackdown Tuesday on Medicaid fraud, particularly honing in on illegitimate group…
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Trial begins over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race
A three-day trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday over the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat six…
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Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria’s return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia have welcomed Syria back to the Arab League, and called…
Continue Reading Indonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a hotel in…
Continue Reading Russia freezes bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic missions, prompting cash payments
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s foreign minister says Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finnish diplomatic…
Continue Reading Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large…
Continue Reading Formula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy has been canceled because of deadly floods. Formula One said it…
Continue Reading Danish Supreme Court says newspaper did not violate copyright of Little Mermaid statue
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled two lower courts, saying a cartoon depicting Copenhagen’s The Little…
Continue Reading Heat wave in Asia made 30 times more likely because of climate change, scientists say
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — A searing heat wave in parts of southern Asia in April this year was made at least 30 times…
Continue Reading Musk says he’s not stepping down as Tesla CEO, tells shareholders the company will advertise
Associated Press Elon Musk on Tuesday dismissed speculation that he might step down as Tesla’s CEO and told the company’s annual shareholders…
Continue Reading Top German ministry official resigns after accusations of favoritism
BERLIN (AP) — A top official at the German economy and climate ministry has resigned following accusations that he was involved in choosing his…
Continue Reading Norway’s ailing king celebrates Constitution Day as thousands of flag-waving children cheer
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V, who was released from a hospital earlier this week, has waved from the royal castle’s…
Continue Reading Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
By SUZAN FRASER and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend…
Continue Reading 39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean
BEIJING (AP) — Several ships and aircraft searched Wednesday for 39 people reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized in the middle of…
Continue Reading Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer There’s a two-out-of-three chance within the next five years that the world will temporarily reach the…
Continue Reading Indonesian IT minister arrested for alleged corruption in procurement
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have arrested the information technology minister as part of an…
Continue Reading Five go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to kidnap health minister, topple government
BERLIN (AP) — Five people are going on trial in Germany accused of planning a coup and plotting to kidnap the country’s health minister. The four…
Continue Reading European nations zoom in on establishing system to pinpoint how much damage Russia caused in Ukraine
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Leaders from across Europe are putting the final touches on a system that should…
Continue Reading Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on corruption conviction; prison sentence upheld
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for…
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