Russia’s Pacific Fleet put on high alert for snap drills
MOSCOW (AP) — The entire Russian Pacific Fleet has been put on high alert for snap drills that will involve practice missile launches. The massive…
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France awaits constitutional ruling on higher retirement age
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s top constitutional body is preparing to rule on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Continue Reading China defense minister to meet Russian counterpart in Moscow
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense minister will visit Moscow for meetings with his Russian counterpart and other military officials. The Defense…
Continue Reading 3 Alpine student guides killed in Italy avalanche
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews have recovered the bodies of three students training to be Alpine guides who were caught in an avalanche along Italy’s…
Continue Reading China vows not to sell arms to any party in Ukraine war
BEIJING (AP) — China won’t sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister said Friday, responding to…
Continue Reading Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An exchange of more than 800 prisoners by Yemen’s warring parties has begun.…
Continue Reading German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LINGEN, Germany (AP) — Germany is shutting down its last three nuclear power plants on Saturday as part of an…
Continue Reading Here’s why downpour in Florida just wouldn’t stop
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Fort Lauderdale’s 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when.…
Continue Reading Stocks slip as rate worries overshadow big bank profits
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday as worries about interest rates offset an encouraging…
Continue Reading Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary
By ILAN BEN ZION and AMI BEN TOV Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany.…
Continue Reading Report: Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn’t report deal
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court…
Continue Reading It’s ‘The Joe Show’ as Biden closes out Ireland visit
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, COLLEEN LONG, CHRIS MEGERIAN and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — President Joe Biden ended his trip to…
Continue Reading Mississippi city faces tough road rebuilding after tornado
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of…
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Garland’s hat trick gives Canucks 5-4 OT win over Coyotes
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Garland capped his first career hat trick 1:19 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks…
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U.S. Lawmakers in legal limbo over abortion pill Mifepristone
Washington D.C. (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – Texas Federal Judge suspended the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone, one of two drugs used to induce abortions.…
Continue Reading In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industry
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The trip by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Beijing…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs Florida GOP’s 6-week abortion ban into law
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the…
Continue Reading Landmark law saved whales through marine industries change
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — On a breezy spring day, scientists and conservationists methodically conducted…
Continue Reading China sanctions US Congress member for Taiwan visit
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China sanctioned a United States lawmaker Thursday for his visit to Taiwan, saying he…
Continue Reading ‘Quiet luxury’: No flash, no logos, but big-time style
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They’re the biggest of brands. But with no logos. And that’s the whole point. Call it…
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