270 flights canceled in Frankfurt as environmental activists target airports across Europe
Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A total of 270 flights were canceled at Germany’s busiest airports after environmental activists…
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Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves. The coast guard is…
Continue ReadingA year has passed since Niger’s dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One year has passed since a dramatic coup in Niger. Coup leaders said they deposed the West African…
Continue ReadingUN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
Associated Press The United Nations is calling for a flurry of efforts to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures in what it…
Continue ReadingWind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Associated Press PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states — Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska —…
Continue ReadingWind farms’ benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation
Associated Press Complex and confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has…
Continue ReadingNoncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Associated Press Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s demand for cooling systems is expanding. But regulating the industry is a struggle
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Due to warmer temperatures and increasing urbanization, the market for cooling systems is expanding in…
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FIRST ALERT ACTION DAY: High heat and humidity continues through Friday
A First Alert Action Day and excessive heat warning will continue through Friday. Monsoonal moisture will also be sticking around bringing possible…
Continue ReadingIndia and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on…
Continue ReadingRay pitches 5 hitless innings in first start since Tommy John surgery, Giants beat Dodgers 8-3
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robbie Ray pitched five hitless innings in his San Francisco debut, Matt Chapman homered and the Giants beat…
Continue ReadingIn this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
Associated Press BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — A nonprofit group in rural Uganda says domestic violence is so widespread that it’s hard to find a…
Continue ReadingTrump-friendly panel shapes Georgia’s election rules at long, often chaotic meetings
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The State Election Board in Georgia once toiled in relative obscurity. Now it hosts raucous meetings where public…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s investigation into DEA corruption, agent accused of rape
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Thousands of secret law enforcement documents obtained by The Associated Press offer a never-before-seen window into…
Continue ReadingUvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A former school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at…
Continue Reading Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in a WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Gaemi hits China’s coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on China’s southeastern coast on Thursday evening after sweeping across the nearby…
Continue ReadingChurch sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work ‘mandated by God’
Associated Press CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV…
Continue ReadingChurch sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work ‘mandated by God’
Associated Press CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV…
Continue ReadingUgochukwu scores in 82nd, Chelsea salvages 2-2 tie with Wrexham in friendly at Levi’s Stadium.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Lesley Ugochukwu scored in the 82nd minute to help Chelsea salvage a 2-2 tie with Wrexham in a friendly match Wednesday…
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