Biden signs off on hefty pay raise for federal firefighters
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for…
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Millennial Money: 4 items for your midyear money checklist
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Heading into the second half of 2022, it’s a good time to pause and check in on your financial life. But what…
Continue Reading Russian border guard helicopter violates Estonia’s airspace
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO member Estonia says a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the weekend, and…
Continue Reading Two women still hospitalized after brutal attack in China
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities say two victims remain hospitalized 11 days after a group assault in northern China that sparked nationwide…
Continue Reading Dozens dead, thousands homeless in Bangladesh, India floods
By AL-EMRUN GARJON and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee…
Continue Reading Crowds mark summer solstice at ancient Stonehenge monument
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Tuesday, the longest day of the…
Continue Reading Macron holds postelection talks with French party leaders
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with France’s main party leaders after his…
Continue Reading UN biodiversity summit moved from China over COVID-19 policy
BEIJING (AP) — A United Nations summit on biodiversity will be held in Canada instead of China, the second major international event to be moved…
Continue Reading 2 stabbed in Sweden, 1 in life-threatening condition
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police say a stabbing in a shopping mall west of the Swedish capital has left at least two people wounded, one with…
Continue Reading Earl and Countess of Wessex to underscore UK-Cyprus ties
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Earl and Countess of Wessex have met with the president of Cyprus as part of a three-day visit to the former British…
Continue Reading UK rail strike strands commuters, pits workers against govt
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of railway workers walked off the job in Britain on Tuesday, bringing the train…
Continue Reading Islamic State group claims Syria bus attack that killed 13
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a civilian bus in northern Syria that killed 13 people. The…
Continue Reading Belgium takes back mothers and children from Syria
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s judicial authorities have brought home six women and 16 children with Belgian citizenship who were held in Syria…
Continue Reading S. Korea runs 1st successful homegrown space rocket launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has successfully launched its first homegrown space rocket. The…
Continue Reading Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics has been put at $13 billion (1.4…
Continue Reading Israeli government fast-tracks bill to dissolve parliament
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s outgoing coalition government will fast-track a bill this week to dissolve…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?
By The Associated Press It’s not a summer heat wave that’s making European leaders and businesses sweat. It’s fear that Russia’s…
Continue Reading ‘A dear friend’: Syrian carves model of Cologne cathedral
DANIEL NIEMANN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the…
Continue Reading Poland’s Kaczynski leaves govt post to focus on elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s most powerful politician, conservative ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, says he has given up his role as a…
Continue Reading Away from war, Syrians find their rhythm in ballroom dancing
By OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — One, two, three, stop. Five, six, seven, stop: A group of young Syrian men and women step,…
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