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By KAREN MATTHEWS and NICK PERRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University’s main campus will switch to hybrid learning — giving students the option to attend classes online rather than in person — for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel’s war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S.

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in April 2023, has a 1,340-kilometer

By DANICA KIRKA and BARBARA SURK Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Five more people have died in the English Channel, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic. The migrants, including a 7-year-old

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the city’s port starting on Thursday. It marks a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub that has remained closed to most traffic since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency says threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The General Intelligence and Security Service in its annual report says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the destruction of a Quran outside

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Tuesday and adding to their hot start to the week. The S&P 500 was up 1% in midday trading to pull further out of the hole created by a six-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 226 points,

By SAM METZ Associated Press CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan officials are aiming to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers. The North African nation is vying for contracts with big manufacturers aiming to speed up production and

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Second-degree murder charges have been filed against a Michigan woman who smashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a birthday party and killed two young siblings. Marshella Chidester is  also accused of drunken driving and injuring several other people who were at the party Saturday at the

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. The latest version of the plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles

Police say a man fatally shot three of his sons, including two children, and his wife then himself in their home in southwest Oklahoma City. Police Sgt. Gary Knight says police found the five dead Monday morning after a fourth son, who is 10, called the police. Knight said Tuesday that 42-year-old Jonathan Candy is

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story published March 20, 2024, about the shrimp industry in India, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a truck labeled “Wellcome KingWhite” was being loaded with shrimp near Jonnalagaruvu village. The truck was being loaded alongside a busy highway about 40 miles away.

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Tuesday and adding to their hot start to the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in morning trading to pull further out of the hole created by a six-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 170

By PETER SMITH Associated Press Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering until now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the 11-day gathering runs

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade. Sunak made the announcement during a visit to Warsaw Tuesday, where he also described a new pledge to send arms to Ukraine. The U.K. has pledged

By KELVIN CHAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said. It’s the latest sign

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court says there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the