How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11, 2023. When that happened, several…
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Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia and Belarus have signed a deal formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian…
Continue Reading Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow
By SUSIE BLANN and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday…
Continue Reading 4 people accused of hanging Vinícius Júnior effigy released from custody
By TALES AZZONI and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four people accused of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior…
Continue Reading Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power and Scott McLaughlin joined Josef Newgarden behind a table draped in a checked flag…
Continue Reading Damage to Russian-occupied dam submerges Ukrainian reservoir island community
By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press LYSOHIRKA, Ukraine (AP) — The rising waters came as a relief at first, for both the tiny…
Continue Reading Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says
By VICTORIA MILKO and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writers JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The International Energy Agency says energy security concerns…
Continue Reading Hong Kong man sentenced to almost 6 years in prison in alleged plot to bomb court buildings
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for alleged involvement in a…
Continue Reading Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program
By MEHDI FATTAHI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has unveiled what it dubbed the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets mixed as US government debt talks push toward brink of default
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets were mixed Friday as a deadline loomed for Congress to reach a deal on the U.S. government debt…
Continue Reading Germany’s GDP shrinks by 0.3% in first quarter to put Europe’s biggest economy into recession
BERLIN (AP) — New figures show the German economy made an unexpected dip in the first quarter of this year, putting the country formally into…
Continue Reading Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president, visions for future
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when…
Continue Reading Which companies are leaving Russia and which are staying? Here’s a look
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 500 companies have suspended their business in Russia, and a similar number have withdrawn completely. A…
Continue Reading Companies are finding it’s not so simple to leave Russia. Others are quietly staying put
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer When Russia invaded Ukraine, global companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia…
Continue Reading What about those who can’t flee fighting in Sudan? Many face danger and despair
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Mahmoud almost never leaves his small apartment in east Khartoum. Electricity has been out for most…
Continue Reading Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly blocks Egypt’s vital Suez Canal
CAIRO (AP) — Officials say that a Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, the latest such incident in the busy waterway.…
Continue Reading Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that…
Continue Reading California unlikely to run short of electricity this summer thanks to storms, new power sources
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because…
Continue Reading UN peacekeeping on 75th anniversary: successes, failures and challenges ahead in a divided world
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the 75th anniversary of U.N. peacekeeping, the United Nations chief said Thursday…
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Top-seeded Stanford powers way to 18-10 win over Cal in Pac-12 Tournament
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carter Graham’s three-run double capped a six-run sixth inning and top-seeded Stanford flexed its muscles late in an…
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