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US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn’t materialized yet
NEW YORK (AP) — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations,…
Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight…
Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria ‘s military Tuesday denied a rights group’s claim that an…
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waves Palestinian flag during title parade
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open…
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in ‘Take Me to Your Leader’
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil deGrasse Tyson has had a lifelong fantasy of being abducted…
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness…
South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding…
Uganda’s president Museveni sworn in for seventh consecutive term as son emerges as de facto ruler
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Forty years. That’s how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been…
Rex Reed, longtime film critic and journalist, dies at 87
Rex Reed, the prominent and outspoken film critic and journalist known for his longtime column…
Ukraine officials say Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine named President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…
Crews battle South Florida wildfires that have burned thousands of acres
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A pair of South Florida wildfires that torched thousands of…
Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia’s largest coastal wetland
NUEVA VENECIA, Colombia (AP) — Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo…
Bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaar, killing 9 and wounding more than 2 dozen others
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a bazaar in…
US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate…
What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s Labour leader
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership is on the rocks after his…
Malaysia searches for 14 missing Indonesians after a migrant boat sinks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities searched Tuesday for 14 missing Indonesians after a…
UK junior minister resigns and calls for Starmer to step down
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost the first member of his government Tuesday…
A Cannes Film Festival light on Hollywood but not lacking in star power kicks off in France
CANNES, France (AP) — The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes…
Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked…
What to know about states’ efforts to limit corporate donations in politics
HONOLULU (AP) — Two states could try a new way to reduce the influence of…
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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ and proposes gas tax pause as strait…
Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and…
Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal…
Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of…