Ohio constitution overhaul faces deadline, backlash
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An increasingly unpopular effort by a group of Ohio Republicans to make it harder to…
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Stock market today: Asia dips ahead of US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited an upcoming report on…
Continue Reading Illinois trooper shot, motorist dead in exchange of gunfire
MT. VERNON, Ill. (AP) — Police say a state trooper was shot and wounded early Tuesday in southern Illinois during an exchange of gunfire that left…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi’s father says no deal agreed with a future club
By JEROME PUGMIRE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — With speculation over Lionel Messi’s potential next destination turning into a…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek
STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man faces aggravated assault and battery charges after firing a gun at children who were playing hide and seek…
Continue Reading EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press Brussels (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is urging EU member nations to take trade…
Continue Reading Truck slams into Polish bus in Germany, injuring dozens
BERLIN (AP) — A highway collision between a long-distance Polish bus and a truck has injured dozens of people in eastern Germany. German news…
Continue Reading Ukraine flags block Russian ambassador’s path on Victory Day
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A large installation representing Russian atrocities in Ukraine blocked the path of…
Continue Reading Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right…
Continue Reading Sudan’s death toll rises as warring sides continue talks
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from the ongoing clashes in Sudan has risen to 604 people, including civilians.…
Continue Reading Germany proposes rules to ease legal changes of gender
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people…
Continue Reading EU, Ukraine together on Europe Day, but Kyiv remains outside
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union marks its annual Europe Day celebration of peace and unity with Ukraine anxiously…
Continue Reading Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually…
Continue Reading Germany saw more politically motivated crimes in 2022
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year. The…
Continue Reading Chinese woman appeals in fight for right to freeze her eggs
BEIJING (AP) — An unmarried Chinese woman on Tuesday began her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs five years…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from an…
Continue Reading How those fleeing Ukraine inspired US border policies
By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, refugees from the threatened nation…
Continue Reading Japan, US, S. Korea discuss sharing of N. Korea missile data
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan, the United States and South Korea are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on…
Continue Reading UK police under fire over coronation protester arrests
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An anti-monarchy group says it plans to take legal action against London’s Metropolitan Police…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz urges EU to reform, strike migrants deal
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the European Union to address the political, economic and strategic challenges it faces…
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