IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan’s growth outlook to 0.5%
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan,…
Continue ReadingNews
White House wants rule to protect abortion patients’ records
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has proposed a federal rule to limit how law enforcement and state officials…
Continue Reading Abortion clinics reassure worried patients, set backup plans
By LAURA UNGAR and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Since a court ruling threatened the availability of a key drug used in medication abortion,…
Continue Reading
Navajo Nation to receive federal aid for severe flood damage
The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this…
Continue Reading UN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The migration agency of the United Nations says the first three months of 2023 were the…
Continue Reading
Jeremy Renner attends premiere, months after snowplow crush
Jeremy Renner attended the premiere for his new series Tuesday, capping a remarkable recovery less than four months after the “Avengers” star was…
Continue Reading
Man convicted of killing 2 young cyclists by Phoenix canal
A Phoenix man accused of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing a teen and a 22-year-old woman in separate killings 30 years ago, one of whom was…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin. Baldwin…
Continue Reading Germany scales back cannabis liberalization after EU talks
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has presented scaled-back plans to liberalize the country’s rules on…
Continue Reading Russia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow authorities to issue electronic summons to draftees…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge vs. Audi Q4 e-tron
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds A small electric luxury SUV like the Audi Q4 e-tron might be just the right vehicle for you. But maybe things like…
Continue Reading Andalusia considers more irrigation near Spanish wetlands
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A plan to increase irrigation in an area adjoining one of Europe’s most prized wetlands…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has issued a searing — though symbolic — rebuke of an…
Continue Reading
MLB teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It…
Continue Reading EPA pollution limits aim to boost US electric vehicle sales
By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits…
Continue Reading Volcano spews ash cloud for 2nd day on Russia’s Kamchatka
MOSCOW (AP) — A volcano spewed out ash for a second day Wednesday on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, throwing clouds of dust high into…
Continue Reading US names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture ’emerging threat’
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful…
Continue Reading Taliban say there’s no obstacles for UN work in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s chief spokesman denies there are obstacles for the U.N. to do its work in Afghanistan, even after barring…
Continue Reading Pope evokes cold-war replay, says leaders should avoid arms
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has evoked memories of the 1960s Cold War and urged world leaders to…
Continue Reading China warns as US, Philippines stage combat drills
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has warned that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the…
Continue Reading