By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo’s government says a planned three-day protest over the arrest of opposition figures and new legislation scrapping president elections is illegal, raising tensions in the West African nation that has been ruled by the same family for almost 60 years have risen. The interior and security
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s state-appointed rights commission is calling for an investigation into the killing of a prominent opposition figure who was recently released from prison. Bate Urgessa was killed Tuesday night while visiting his hometown in Oromia, Ethiopia’s biggest region. That’s according to the Oromo Liberation Front, a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Stamp prices are set to increase — again. The US Postal Service filed a notice with its regulators to increase prices on First-Class “Forever” stamps to 73 cents from 68 cents, marking yet another price hike for the financially beleaguered federal agency. If approved by the Postal
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet models, and claimed the company retaliated against him. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets, and that the
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games’
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Search and rescue operations are underway at a hydroelectric plant close to the northern Italian city of Bologna after a devastating blast killed at least three workers, injured five, and left four missing. Dozens of firefighters and divers searched overnight following the massive explosion Tuesday afternoon that
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming this Saturday, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at 23 county-level caucuses. In Alaska, 15 delegates
Continue ReadingBy JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet Conversations about money often require sensitivity and patience, especially when the person across the table is an older parent. Some of us won’t need — or want — to get involved in our parents’ finances. But others may have to take an active role in helping a parent manage their
Continue ReadingBy KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There are lots of things college students and their parents should keep in mind before filing their taxes. While tax pros say it’s great for college students to start filing their own forms, parents and students should double-check everything carefully before anyone pushes the “submit” button.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire is set to be sentenced for lying under oath in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. Allen Weisselberg is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail. Weisselberg previously pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian officials are scrambling to help homeowners displaced by floods, as water levels have risen in the Ural River. Floods in the Orenburg region near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan sparked the evacuation of thousands of people following the collapse of a dam on Saturday. Russia’s government declared the situation a federal
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers on the eastern Greek island of Chios are searching for at least three people believed missing after a boat carrying migrants from nearby Turkey hit rocks. Fourteen people including eight children were rescued Wednesday by the coast guard off rugged coasts on the northeast of the island, some 12 miles
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A building in the Greek city of Thessaloniki that was originally erected for a community of Jewish converts to Islam is being used for mass prayers during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday. It’s the first time since the 1920s that Islamic prayers can be heard in
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox was back on trial for slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate while the young women were exchange students in Italy. Knox herself was convicted of the slaying before being exonerated in a case that grabbed the global spotlight.
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers are to vote on a major revamp of the European Union’s migration laws. The aim is to end years of division over how to manage the entry of people without authorization and to deprive the far-right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections. Wednesday’s
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has revealed details of his government’s plan to stimulate the economy by giving digital cash handouts of 10,000 baht ($275) to an estimated qualifying 50 million Thais for spending at their local businesses. Srettha said Wednesday that the 500-billion-baht ($13.7-billion) plan, to be mostly funded out of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949. Ma left office almost two decades ago and was largely excluded from the opposition Nationalist Party’s failed campaign to retake
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the Islamic holy month with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats. But the celebrations were overshadowed by the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and Israel’s expected offensive in the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — A ferocious debate that has raged across social media, legal chambers, police stations and Scottish politics also played out on the streets of Edinburgh this weekend. Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force last week, a contentious law that expands existing legislation to include transgender identity
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened higher Wednesday in Europe after a mixed session in Asia, as investors awaited an update on U.S. inflation a t the consumer level. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.8% to 18,210.76 and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 8,094.66. In London, the FTSE 100
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