Afghan TV station shuttered for vulgar content and working with exiled media
An Afghan TV station has been shuttered over allegedly vulgar content and working with exiled media. The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and…
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AP’s top albums of 2024: Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Mk.gee and more
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024. They’re not in any…
Continue ReadingNASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month…
Continue ReadingBahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in ‘massive’ drug trafficking case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The police commissioner of the Bahamas has resigned after two officers and a sergeant were recently indicted in a U.S.…
Continue ReadingWaymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami
AP Technology Writer Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while…
Continue ReadingWaymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami
AP Technology Writer Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while…
Continue ReadingWaymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami
AP Technology Writer Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while…
Continue ReadingMaternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here’s what they do
AP Science Writer Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and…
Continue ReadingConsumer Reports survey finds electric vehicle reliability improving but lagging gas models
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a gap with gas-powered…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine. The campaign, which…
Continue ReadingPoland PM Donald Tusk names security and energy as EU priorities during Warsaw’s presidency
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has named security, energy and competitiveness as the priorities for his…
Continue ReadingGermany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless benefits rise last week but remain at low levels
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at historically healthy levels. Jobless…
Continue ReadingEU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long…
Continue ReadingSpecial Kosovo court orders arrest of 3 war veterans
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Judges of a European Union-backed court have ordered the arrest of Kosovo’s three other war veterans on alleged offenses…
Continue ReadingUS first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip
Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jill Biden has used a tour of the United Arab Emirates’ capital to praise efforts to…
Continue ReadingAfter Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia is spreading disinformation to American audiences in an effort to erode U.S. support for Ukraine as…
Continue ReadingOn its way out, the Biden administration renews a push for airline-consumer protections
AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration has only seven weeks left in office, but officials are still trying to enact consumer-protection…
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Senior UK military commander warns of a ‘third nuclear age’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s armed forces has warned that the world stands at the cusp of a “third nuclear age,’’…
Continue ReadingIndonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and…
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