The benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trend
AP Business Writer Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm. But some companies are exploring the option of letting…
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Eek: Detroit-area library reopens after a DVD is returned with bugs inside
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit library has reopened after someone returned more than a movie over the weekend. The library in Royal Oak…
Continue Reading Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy award winner says he has been pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that…
Continue Reading Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man’s…
Continue Reading Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that…
Continue Reading US to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind…
Continue Reading A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue Reading 9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and…
Continue Reading Most Hispanic Americans — whether Catholic or Protestant —support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
Continue Reading Malaysian police rescue 187 more children as sex abuse probe of Islamic group deepens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic…
Continue Reading Scholz’s party dismisses questions about German leader’s election candidacy
BERLIN (AP) — The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national…
Continue Reading Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a…
Continue Reading Lithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman as it seeks to increase defense capabilities…
Continue Reading Boxing training suspended at Massachusetts police academy after recruit’s death
Associated Press The Massachusetts State Police have suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits until further notice after a…
Continue Reading The cost of Germany’s popular transport ticket will rise significantly
BERLIN (AP) — The cost of a popular ticket that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set…
Continue Reading The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy says he was killed by police while in custody in southern…
Continue Reading American hiker found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and…
Continue Reading France’s new government meets for the first time to discuss budget and migrant issues
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists has gathered for the first time as Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual…
Continue Reading 2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
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