Moscow court rules US journalist Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail until late August
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least…
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Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European Union officials say there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases…
Continue Reading India’s Modi gets a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden emphasized the power of democracies on…
Continue Reading After Paris blast crumples building in Left Bank, rescue workers still searching for 1 person
PARIS (AP) — French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building on Paris’…
Continue Reading No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo made no breakthrough in emergency talks aimed at defusing tensions…
Continue Reading Israel demolishes alleged Palestinian attacker’s home in volatile occupied West Bank
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops have demolished the home of a Palestinian who is suspected of killing an…
Continue Reading Swiss central bank raises key interest rate and says more hikes can’t be ruled out
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has raised its key interest rate as it seeks to combat inflation and said “it cannot be…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as central banks keep up rate hike pressure on inflation
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting on Wall Street as central banks cranked up interest rates in their…
Continue Reading In Europe’s empty churches, prayer and confessions make way for drinking and dancing
By RAF CASERT Associated Press MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a…
Continue Reading UK recession fears mount after Bank of England hikes borrowing rates by more than expected
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fears that the British economy is heading for recession have mounted sharply after the Bank of England…
Continue Reading Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers…
Continue Reading Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that’s a problem
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and SIBI ARASU Associated Press MIDDELBURG, South Africa (AP) — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant…
Continue Reading Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s…
Continue Reading Judge to weigh suspending Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge is about to consider whether to allow Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion…
Continue Reading Lean green flying machines take wing in Paris, heralding transport revolution
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet…
Continue Reading Tornadoes tear through west Texas town, killing 4 people and causing widespread damage
By KEN MILLER and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple…
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City approves funds for water utility program
Wednesday evening, the City of Yuma approved a program to continue helping locals in need to pay their water…
Continue Reading Federal judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for…
Continue Reading House GOP moves to push off Biden impeachment, for now, as hard-right clamors for action
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to impeach President Joe Biden, hard-right House Republicans forced a vote…
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Critical search for Titanic sub; less than 24 hours of oxygen supplies left
WASHINGTON (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – During a press briefing today U.S. Coast Guard officials announced additional vessels including five ships, were…
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