Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country…
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Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy…
Continue Reading Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
By The Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest…
Continue Reading US ambassador dismisses claims of American interference in Thailand’s elections
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed despite Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over…
Continue Reading Corruption trial begins for former Indonesia IT minister over mobile phone tower project
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former…
Continue Reading Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud after pleading guilty in German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal
BERLIN (AP) — A German court found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal…
Continue Reading Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern…
Continue Reading Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to…
Continue Reading Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks…
Continue Reading An ex-convict returned from war and a Russian village lived in fear. Then police say he killed again
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Ivan Rossomakhin returned home from the war in Ukraine three months ago, his…
Continue Reading Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
By DREW COSTLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the AP’s report on Chinese disposable e-cigarettes flooding the US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer The Associated Press has found that the Food and Drug Administration can’t keep up with a flood of illegal…
Continue Reading Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to…
Continue Reading Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen’s car. Law allows the death penalty
By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five…
Continue Reading Victims confront Colorado Springs gay nightclub killer, calling him a monster and a coward
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One-by-one, victims stood in a Colorado courtroom to confront…
Continue Reading One of America’s first elected lesbian governors is visiting Ireland on LBGTQ rights anniversary
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been invited to address the Irish Senate on Tuesday. She’ll be there to…
Continue Reading China’s premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling…
Continue Reading Zeneta Everhart, mother of Buffalo mass shooting survivor, wins City Council primary
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zeneta Everhart became a well-known community advocate after her son…
Continue Reading US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political…
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