As Turkey heads to runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and…
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Western weapons, growing experience harden Ukrainian air defenses against renewed Russian onslaught
By DAVID RISING and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press NEAR KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — By the time Kyiv residents hear the air-raid sirens signaling an…
Continue Reading New fighting kills 2 Palestinian militant commanders, elderly man in Israel as Egypt pushes truce
By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed two militant commanders…
Continue Reading How Europe is leading the world in building guardrails around AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Authorities around the world are racing to draw up rules for artificial intelligence, including in…
Continue Reading Bank of England raises UK interest rates to highest level since 2008
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Stocks dip following inflation data, drops for Disney, banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Thursday, weighed down by a sharp drop for The Walt Disney Co. and flaring…
Continue Reading Forced from Grand Canyon National Park, the Havasupai Tribe embraces spiritual homecoming
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a…
Continue Reading Tunisia investigates guardsman’s motive for killing 5 outside historic synagogue
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting…
Continue Reading Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw its most-profitable year ever in 2022,…
Continue Reading War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters…
Continue Reading Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor
By The Associated Press FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Chris Stapleton has won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on a night…
Continue Reading Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here’s how one state’s challenges echo the country’s
JUAN A. LOZANO and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings. Eight immigrants killed when an SUV…
Continue Reading As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and…
Continue Reading 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo causes minor injuries, damage
TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Japan’s capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage. The Japan…
Continue Reading House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and…
Continue Reading Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren’t ready to take that step
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that…
Continue Reading Free speech, racial equity battles play out on Wisconsin campuses
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The debate over free speech and racial equity on Wisconsin’s college campuses is…
Continue Reading Colorado legislative session reinforces once-purple state’s Democratic shift
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple…
Continue Reading ASEAN leader: No progress in ending Myanmar’s deadly civil strife
By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow…
Continue Reading Son of NBA great Dennis Rodman transferring to USC, joining Bronny James
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment. The Trojans had already landed Bronny…
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