Criticized University of Arizona police chief, provost fired
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Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers have passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removes a clause…
Continue Reading Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution have…
Continue Reading Long-unfinished blue Strip tower sets date for grand opening
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A soaring blue-glass tower that has sat empty for more than a decade on the Las Vegas Strip —…
Continue Reading Sweden’s king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have started a three-day state visit to Estonia. It is their first…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Trusts can aid those with mental illness
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Millions of Americans struggle with mental illnesses. While some can function on their own, others rely on family…
Continue Reading Inside the Met Gala: A furry feline star, a tardy Cinderella
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Jared Leto was looking for a place to hang his hat. Er, actually his head. Leto was walking around the cocktail…
Continue Reading BP posts $5B quarterly profit on strong oil and gas trading
LONDON (AP) — British energy giant BP has posted strong quarterly profit numbers even as energy prices that soared after Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Unclear who would aid Taiwan in a war, foreign minister says
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign minister says he doesn’t know what countries might help it in the event of a war with…
Continue Reading On board a Philippine patrol in contested South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to…
Continue Reading Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes…
Continue Reading Europe’s inflation inches up ahead of interest rate decision
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on…
Continue Reading Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners are joining growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport. They are…
Continue Reading Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to cut elected council seats in blow to democracy
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled plans to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district…
Continue Reading Media: Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press The Ugandan army says a bodyguard and shot and killed a government minister in an apparent private dispute. The…
Continue Reading Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks…
Continue Reading Albanian charged with supporting terror attacks
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian law enforcement authorities have charged an Albanian man with supporting terror attacks in Western Europe on social…
Continue Reading Little progress in Serbia, Kosovo leaders’ EU-backed talks
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels on Tuesday only to…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister makes rare visit to Myanmar border
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has called for stability along the country’s border with Myanmar and a crackdown on…
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