21 die in Beijing hospital fire, others escape from windows
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media says a fire killed at least 21 people at a hospital in Beijing and forced dozens of people to evacuate. The…
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Your tax refund could be smaller than last year. Here’s why
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Expecting a tax refund? It could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that…
Continue Reading Saudi foreign minister visits Syria as relations thaw
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government says Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Syrian capital. It’s the first official visit by an…
Continue Reading T. rex skeleton expected to fetch millions at Zurich auction
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Interested investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant…
Continue Reading Auschwitz march held ahead of 80th Warsaw ghetto anniversary
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered at the former site of Auschwitz for the March of the…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers green-light visa free travel for Kosovo
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have given the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next…
Continue Reading Peacemaker George Mitchell makes poignant Belfast return
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The first time George Mitchell came to Belfast, it was a war-scarred city of bomb…
Continue Reading Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal’s Annapurna
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Irish climber has died and an Indian is missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount…
Continue Reading China calls US accusations of police stations ‘groundless’
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China denied all accusations of an overseas police presence, saying Tuesday that the United…
Continue Reading What are China’s alleged ‘secret overseas police stations’?
BEIJING (AP) — Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency to…
Continue Reading UN says leaving Afghanistan would be ‘heartbreaking’
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it’s ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to…
Continue Reading Indonesia dismisses rebel claim of army deaths in Papua
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military chief has dismissed a separatist group claim that they had…
Continue Reading Vandalized snooker table reclothed, back in play at worlds
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A snooker table vandalized by a climate activist during a match at the world championship was reclothed overnight…
Continue Reading Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims
By DAVID BAUDER, RANDALL CHASE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion Voting Systems…
Continue Reading How election lies, libel law are key to Fox defamation suit
By JENNIFER PELTZ and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A major defamation lawsuit against Fox News goes to trial Tuesday, carrying the potential to…
Continue Reading Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explain
By KAY DERVISHI and YESICA BALDERRAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The share of Americans who volunteer their time to…
Continue Reading New to volunteering? A How-To-Guide to find the right fit
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Over the last 20 years, fewer and fewer people in the U.S. have donated their time through volunteering with…
Continue Reading Clinton optimistic Northern Ireland govt will be revived
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says he’s optimistic that one of…
Continue Reading Scottish National Party treasurer arrested in finance probe
LONDON (AP) — Scotland police say the treasurer of the Scottish National Party has been arrested in a party finance probe. Colin Beattie, a member…
Continue Reading Longtime Lennon-Ono insider Elliot Mintz writing memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Elliot Mintz, a longtime insider with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, will release a memoir next year that will weave in…
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