UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned after an investigation into…
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US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — U.S. officials say the United States will begin training Ukrainian forces…
Continue Reading Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday with feasts, prayers
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The holiday of Eid al-Fitr that follows the holy month of Ramadan has ushered in a day of prayers and…
Continue Reading Austin seeks to stem discord with allies over document leaks
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has sought to tamp down any discord between…
Continue Reading Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympic attack
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it has set up an international commission of experts to review the events…
Continue Reading Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of…
Continue Reading Strikes bring German railways to standstill, hit 4 airports
BERLIN (AP) — An eight-hour strike has brought Germany’s railways to a standstill, while walkouts also are underway at four major German airports…
Continue Reading China FM: Taiwan, foreign supporters ‘playing with fire’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has warned Taiwan and its supporters that they are “playing with fire” if they go against Beijing’s…
Continue Reading No fruit, ham a luxury: Hungary food prices spike most in EU
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Food prices have risen dramatically across Europe in recent months, but Hungary has seen…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for Easter 2019 attacks
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans are holding a protest in the capital, demanding…
Continue Reading Hong Kong bishop invites head of China’s state-backed church
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop on Friday said he had invited the state-appointed archbishop…
Continue Reading Women’s soccer team plays to keep Mariupol in spotlight
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In an empty stadium in Ukraine’s capital, a group of women soccer players draped in…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Stocks close quiet week with small gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks capped a listless day of trading Friday with slight gains for the major stock indexes,…
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Booker has 45 points, Suns top Leonard-less Clippers 129-124
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Kevin Durant drawing defenders, Devin Booker found his way to the basket again and again.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
By MORGAN LEE and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge…
Continue Reading First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time
By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal have been handed…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan ends Australian defamation suit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch on Friday dropped his defamation lawsuit…
Continue Reading Sudan’s top general says military committed to civilian rule
By The Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general says the military is committed to a transition to civilian rule, in his first…
Continue Reading Grisham has 4 RBIs, Padres beat D-backs in Tatis’ return
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s long-awaited return to the baseball field included zero hits, one…
Continue Reading Judge stays on Catholic bankruptcy despite church donations
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to recuse himself from the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy…
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