US urges Sudanese rivals sides to return to cease-fire talks, abide by truce
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has urged Sudan’s warring sides to return to cease-fire talks and make a…
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British public figures urge Pakistan to release brother of pro-Imran Khan rights lawyer
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Several prominent public figures in the United Kingdom have urged Pakistan to release the brother of a human rights lawyer who…
Continue Reading Decorated Australian war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says
SYDNEY (AP) — A judge in a civil case says a decorated Australian veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in…
Continue Reading Defying taboos, Shiite cleric in Iran takes in street dogs and nurses them back to health
By The Associated Press QOM, Iran (AP) — It’s rare these days for a turbaned cleric in Iran to attract a large following of adoring young…
Continue Reading China and key US partner Singapore agree to top-level defense hotline
By SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN and DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China and Singapore have laid the groundwork for a hotline between the two…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka reduces interest rates for 1st time since bankruptcy as economy shows signs of rebounding
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has reduced its interest rates for the first time since…
Continue Reading US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
By ANNIE MA and THALIA BEATY Associated Press Historically Black colleges and universities, which had seen giving from foundations decline in recent…
Continue Reading AI chips are hot. Here’s what they are, what they’re for and why investors see gold
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related…
Continue Reading Jordan’s royal wedding day gets underway with surprise arrival of Britain’s William and Kate
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s highly anticipated royal wedding day got underway on Thursday with the…
Continue Reading Toyota debuts hydrogen-fueled Corolla race car as auto racing begins shift away from gas guzzlers
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press OYAMA, Japan (AP) — In a sprawling circuit near Mount Fuji, a humble Corolla running on liquid hydrogen has made…
Continue Reading Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S.…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on…
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Walker hits 100th homer, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 6-0 for 4th straight win
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — As the calendar turns to June, the Arizona Diamondbacks look as if they’re easily one of…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were…
Continue Reading Republicans get their IRS cuts, but Democrats say they expect little near-term impact
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While Republicans seek to make good on campaign promises to cut IRS funding…
Continue Reading Trump and DeSantis jab at each other on campaign trail in 1st dueling appearances as 2024 candidates
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady…
Continue Reading US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the…
Continue Reading Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer
ROME (AP) — Italy is displaying hundreds of antiquities that were looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London dealer. The 750…
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Growing urgency over deaths of 12 horses at Churchill Downs this past month
KENTUCKY (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – In an emergency summit meeting held today from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY., officials press the sense of…
Continue Reading Sweden close to becoming first ‘smoke free’ country in Europe as daily use of cigarettes dwindles
By KARL RITTER and CHARLENE PELE Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden’s outdoor bars and…
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