Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike…
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Gwyneth Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash ‘serious smack’
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at an upscale Utah resort told a…
Continue Reading Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah
By ALAN SUDERMAN and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in…
Continue Reading First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank
NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed…
Continue Reading Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being…
Continue Reading A steel plant ready for war shows hit to Ukraine’s economy
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Flak jackets are piled up at Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal steel plant, and anti-tank…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s former leader Ma begins China visit
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has departed for a tour of China in…
Continue Reading Myanmar army leader calls for decisive action to crush foes
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s top leader has told the nation’s military forces they need to take decisive…
Continue Reading In Macron’s France, streets and fields seethe with protest
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A big day has come for French high school student Elisa Fares. At age 17, she is taking part in her…
Continue Reading Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is demanding that China release a Japanese national detained in Beijing earlier this month on…
Continue Reading Mississippi tornado victims wonder, ‘How can we rebuild?’
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ROBERT BUMSTED and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The tornado that collapsed the roof and two…
Continue Reading Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul after mass protests
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his contentious…
Continue Reading Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly rise on relief over US bank strength
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors got some relief from worries over troubled…
Continue Reading Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s…
Continue Reading Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave…
Continue Reading DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Reporter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles…
Continue Reading Harris visits Ghana’s president, promises aid, investments
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has praised Ghanaian President Nana…
Continue Reading Black, Hispanic investors struggle with faith in crypto
By CORA LEWIS and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A software developer twice invested his savings in cryptocurrencies, only to…
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Boutier beats Hall in playoff to claim 3rd LPGA victory
GOLD CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — Celine Boutier of France beat Georgia Hall of England with a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the LPGA…
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