US job openings dip to 9.6 million, lowest since 2021
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell in March to the lowest level in nearly two years, a sign that the…
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Trump PAC complaint against DeSantis rejected in Florida
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida ethics board has dismissed a complaint that allies of former President…
Continue Reading Wrexham party goes on in Wales and maybe Las Vegas, too
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham’s celebrations aren’t over yet. The Welsh soccer team owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob…
Continue Reading UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned
By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the…
Continue Reading Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained…
Continue Reading 300 arrested in global crackdown on dark web drug market
By MIKE CORDER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. and Europe have arrested nearly 300…
Continue Reading Emirates suggest more airline alliances possible for carrier
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of long-haul carrier Emirates is suggesting that it could reach…
Continue Reading On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then ‘crash after crash’
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy…
Continue Reading Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers have passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removes a clause…
Continue Reading Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution have…
Continue Reading Long-unfinished blue Strip tower sets date for grand opening
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A soaring blue-glass tower that has sat empty for more than a decade on the Las Vegas Strip —…
Continue Reading Sweden’s king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have started a three-day state visit to Estonia. It is their first…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Trusts can aid those with mental illness
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Millions of Americans struggle with mental illnesses. While some can function on their own, others rely on family…
Continue Reading Inside the Met Gala: A furry feline star, a tardy Cinderella
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Jared Leto was looking for a place to hang his hat. Er, actually his head. Leto was walking around the cocktail…
Continue Reading BP posts $5B quarterly profit on strong oil and gas trading
LONDON (AP) — British energy giant BP has posted strong quarterly profit numbers even as energy prices that soared after Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Unclear who would aid Taiwan in a war, foreign minister says
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign minister says he doesn’t know what countries might help it in the event of a war with…
Continue Reading On board a Philippine patrol in contested South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to…
Continue Reading Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes…
Continue Reading Europe’s inflation inches up ahead of interest rate decision
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on…
Continue Reading Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners are joining growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport. They are…
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