US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth…
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Fire tears through the Danish taxation ministry, the latest major fire in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out on top of a building housing Denmark’s taxation ministry, leading to the evacuation of the…
Continue ReadingJulian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He has run for office, published hundreds of thousands of leaked government documents online, and…
Continue ReadingFilipowski, Kolek, Furphy headline list of best available players entering the NBA draft’s 2nd round
AP Basketball Writer Duke’s Kyle Filipowski and Marquette’s Tyler Kolek were productive college players who were Associated Press…
Continue ReadingAnother 400,000 people left Germany’s Catholic Church last year, but the pace slowed from 2022
BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally have left the Catholic Church in Germany last year. But the number was down from a record set in 2022…
Continue ReadingLawyer for British tabloid accuses Prince Harry of destroying documents sought in litigation
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid has accused Prince Harry of destroying evidence it was seeking in…
Continue ReadingFrench far-right leader Le Pen questions president’s role as army chief ahead of parliament election
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is…
Continue ReadingThe US Tennis Association can do more to prevent abuse such as sexual misconduct, a review says
AP Tennis Writer An outside review of the U.S. Tennis Association’s safeguarding system makes 19 specific recommendations for how the group that…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s president urges EU leaders to make good on their arms promises
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s president is calling on European Union leaders to make good on promises to provide military equipment to his…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
AP Business Writer Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation. The National…
Continue ReadingBolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ as his supporters rally
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup…
Continue ReadingFuneral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army’s delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man…
Continue ReadingIndonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the…
Continue ReadingChina expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations
BEIJING (AP) — Chin has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to…
Continue ReadingExperts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 people are…
Continue ReadingSwedish police investigate three unexplained deaths at an electric vehicle battery plant
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police are looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who died within a short period after working at a…
Continue ReadingA halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s…
Continue ReadingIndependent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a…
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