Zebra runs loose in Seoul before being taken back to zoo
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency…
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Australia sets wording of Indigenous Voice referendum
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Thursday released the wording of a referendum question that…
Continue Reading Ethics agency to better protect gymnasts for LA Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Created to help protect athletes after the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, the sport’s…
Continue Reading UK central bank hikes rates like Fed amid financial turmoil
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has focused on inflation by announcing an 11th consecutive interest rate…
Continue Reading Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow…
Continue Reading After Denver school shooting, an outcry erupts over security
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN, THOMAS PEIPERT and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Outraged Denver students and parents are demanding…
Continue Reading Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two…
Continue Reading China’s Xi invites Spanish PM on state visit next week
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit to Beijing…
Continue Reading Why you should bench credit cards for March Madness bets
By JAIME HANSON of NerdWallet An estimated 68 million Americans are expected to place bets on this years NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. And with…
Continue Reading A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has issued a full-throated warning that the West risks further escalation in Ukraine after…
Continue Reading China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a…
Continue Reading Denmark’s aging queen to resume most duties next month
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, is expected to…
Continue Reading UK: Man charged over 2 fire attacks on people near mosques
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 28-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder after men were set on fire near mosques. The West…
Continue Reading Heavily indebted Chinese developer proposes restructuring
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China Evergrande, a real estate developer whose struggle to manage more than $300 billion in debt…
Continue Reading ‘On tour in hell’: Wounded Ukrainian soldiers evacuated
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Their hands are blackened and grimy from the fight. Some are still wearing their…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse deal averted crisis, Swiss central bank says
By JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss central bank has hiked its key interest rate and declared that a…
Continue Reading Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its…
Continue Reading EU leaders endorse joint ammo purchases for Ukraine
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million…
Continue Reading Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of…
Continue Reading Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL, NICOLAS GARRIGA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on…
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