American consumers feeling more confident in July as expectations of future improve
AP Business Writer American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in a reversal of…
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Full-time scientist and part-time basketball player Canyon Barry chases gold in 3×3 at Paris Games
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canyon Barry is a part-time basketball player. His full-time job is system engineer for a defense and space…
Continue Reading Simone Biles has redefined her sport — and its vocabulary. A look at the skills bearing her name
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles has spent the last decade-plus redefining what is possible in gymnastics. The American star has had…
Continue Reading U.S. job openings fall slightly to 8.2 million as high interest rates slowly cool a hot labor market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the…
Continue Reading A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A lawyer for Ilya Yashin says the prominent Kremlin critic has been moved to an unknown destination from…
Continue Reading Greek firefighters spare forest from cross-border blaze
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dozens of firefighters in northern Greece are battling a cross-border wildfire following a deadly blaze in neighboring North…
Continue Reading Google’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup…
Continue Reading Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third…
Continue Reading Turkish and Armenian special envoys resume talks aimed at reconciliation and reopening the border
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia have convened at the countries’ shared border to resume discussions aimed at…
Continue Reading UK inquest hears how 1 of 3 women killed at home in crossbow attack managed to text for help
LONDON (AP) — An inquest has heard that one of the three women killed at their family home just north of London earlier this month was still alive…
Continue Reading Despite escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah, it’s business as usual at Beirut airport
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel…
Continue Reading Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group.…
Continue Reading African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups’ eviction to protect nature
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50…
Continue Reading Stores lure back-to-school shoppers with deals and ‘buy now, pay later’ plans
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other…
Continue Reading More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes
Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in…
Continue Reading What is that? Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very French
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics —…
Continue Reading A bear accused of attacking a hiker is killed in Italy. Animal rights activists worry for its cubs
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Despite protests by animal rights activists, an alpine Italian province has confirmed the killing of a female bear…
Continue Reading Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court opened an initial hearing Tuesday for nine soldiers detained over what a defense lawyer…
Continue Reading 1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold…
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