Housing construction slumps 7% in July to 1.53 million units
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a…
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Maltese businessman indicted for journalist’s 2017 murder
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in…
Continue Reading Tropical Depression Fred threatens mudslides in New York
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has blown into the northeastern U.S. as a post-tropical cyclone,…
Continue Reading US, Germany hold memorial for soldiers killed in 1971 crash
BERLIN (AP) — American and German officials held a ceremony to commemorate a U.S. Army helicopter crash that killed 37 soldiers in Bavaria 50 years…
Continue Reading EU condemns Belarus for ‘direct attack’ using migrants
By LORNE COOK and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is condemning Belarus for what it says is an attempt to…
Continue Reading 5 ways to prepare and pack for COVID-era travel
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the…
Continue Reading Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
By MEHMET GUZEL TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of…
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5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN, KTVT, KPRC By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store —…
Continue Reading Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27
By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera has killed two people and is…
Continue Reading Polish troops, barbed wire reinforcing border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has deployed hundreds of troops and is laying barbed wire along its border with…
Continue Reading Woman comes face-to-face with snake in Australia supermarket
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came…
Continue Reading New wave of Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans includes kids
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected…
Continue Reading Greek wildfires: Big blaze threatens village outside Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire burning northwest of the Greek capital is devouring large tracts of pine forest for a third day and…
Continue Reading Belgium: Teenager seeks to break women’s solo flight record
By MARK CARLSON Associated Press KORTRIJK, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian-British teenager has started the first leg of her quest to become the youngest…
Continue Reading Special repatriation flight takes Australians home from Bali
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — More than a hundred Australian citizens have left the Indonesian tourist island of…
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Japanese GP canceled because of coronavirus pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — This year’s Japanese Grand Prix has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Suzuka had been scheduled for…
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