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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime. The summit Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian bank stocks have plunged after the Cabinet approved a proposal to apply a temporary tax on some 2023 bank profits. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini announced the tax at a Monday evening press conference. He said it was a measure of “social equity” to make up for a series of interest rate hikes
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A generation ago nonprofit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation and served as advocates on issues. But according to a recent survey, charities are now far more reluctant to seek to influence lawmakers and other policymakers. The survey, conducted for Independent Sector, a membership organization
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has reached the donor threshold to qualify for the first GOP presidential debate later this month in Milwaukee, an aide told CNN on Monday. The Republican National Committee set a requirement of 40,000 unique donors minimum to qualify for the first
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — As dozens of Italian towns sell off old houses on the cheap, foreigners who rush to grab one are often in search of a year-round sunshine spot, a vacation retreat, or just to live their Italian dream. But one American family has done it to start a new life
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street futures slid Tuesday after new data showed sharp declines in Chinese exports and Moody’s downgraded the credit ratings of a number of smaller U.S. lenders. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.6% before the opening
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston last year has sued the organization. According to the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Charles Murrell III was near the Boston Public
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor was remembered Tuesday for bringing “joy to countless people the world over” and then honored by emotional fans who thronged the streets of the Irish coastal town she had called home. They sang “Nothing Compares 2 U” as a hearse passed by carrying the singer’s
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for underprivileged children in Bangkok following a surprise return to the country after 27 years of living abroad. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse’s return was first revealed in a video posted online Sunday showing him in the arrival
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alleged text exchanges between actor Jonah Hill and his former girlfriend, surfer Sarah Brady, have sparked conversation about the potential harms of therapy speak when misused and the concept of “gaslighting” — a popular buzzword among those in the mental health community and its enthusiasts. Gaslighting is so commonly discussed
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” who had been stranded in Dubai for months over an altercation at a car rental agency left the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, an advocate for the woman said. Tierra Young Allen, 29, took off
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military in the past. The ministry says it expected more applications, but that nonetheless “the goals of the law were achieved.” A law rehabilitating gay soldiers
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision. The School Board of Lake County
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police in London say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man near the British Museum. The museum known for housing the Rosetta Stone was evacuated Tuesday but police say there’s no more risk to the public. Metropolitan Police said the stabbing occurred at a street corner near the museum’s
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it is mounting a rescue operation for dozens of people crammed onto a sailing boat found anchored off the coast of an uninhabited island far off the coast of the country’s mainland. Officials said Tuesday that a private vessel had spotted the sailing boat anchored off the
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio on Tuesday have weighed in on whether to make it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, a decision that will have national implications in the debate over the future of abortion rights in the United States. The proposal
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan police official says dead bodies were planted to accuse police officers of using excessive force during recent anti-government protests, which rights groups say left dozens of demonstrators dead. The inspector general of Kenya’s police told reporters on Tuesday that “people were hiring dead bodies
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Wayne Brady, known for hosting the TV show “Let’s Make a Deal,” has announced that he is pansexual. “I advocate mental health for all and a part of that is self transparency. In doing my work, I’ve come to see a few truths, one of them being that I
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — She might recently have surpassed the legendary Michael Phelps for the most career individual world swimming titles, but Katie Ledecky says the thrill of winning remains as powerful as ever. Ledecky eclipsed Phelps’ tally of 15 world swimming titles at the 2023
Continue ReadingWBNS By: Daniel Strauss and Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent (CNN) — A Tuesday special election in Ohio puts the state at the center of the abortion rights debate – even though the issue isn’t technically on the ballot. At stake are the rules for amending the state constitution in the future. The question
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