By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing effort to free hostages held in Gaza, and growing concern over a possible Israeli military operation in the border city of Rafah. It is the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first stone-constructed Hindu temple in the Middle East is preparing to open in the United Arab Emirates. It’s a sign of how far the UAE has come in acknowledging the different faiths of its expatriate community, long dominated by Indians. It’s also
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Coming off a record-breaking week, Wall Street drifted toward modest losses early Monday with more corporate earnings on tap and another inflation update coming from the U.S. government. Futures for the S&P 500 were flat before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia. Personal Birth date: February 26, 1958 Birth place: St. Paul, Minnesota Birth name: Timothy Michael Kaine Father: Albert Alexander Kaine Jr., ironworker Mother: Mary Kathleen (Burns) Kaine, teacher Marriage: Anne Holton (1984-present) Children: Nat, Woody and
Continue ReadingDUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Throngs of revelers have taken to the streets of Germany’s Carnival strongholds along with floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former U.S. President Donald Trump and many others. Shrove Monday parades are a traditional high point of Carnival celebrations in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz and other places in
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police have named two Chinese nationals as suspects in the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Sulawesi Island that killed 21 workers and injured dozens of others. Eight Chinese and 13 Indonesian workers died after the furnace at PT Indonesia
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says the European Union won’t serve its own best interests if it doesn’t consider designating some parts of Syria as safe zones so refugees and migrants can be repatriated there. President Nikos Christodoulides said that Cyprus is working with like-minded EU member
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose with
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose with
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline for asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his trial on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers have indicated they will file an emergency appeal with the court, just four days after
Continue ReadingMITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo have protested a ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where they live. Tensions have escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in the Serb-populated areas from using the dinar in local transactions,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus. The 9-year-old’s death in the northeastern province of Kratie was the first from bird flu in Cambodia this year. The World Health Organization
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is on the verge becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year, people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. That put
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is on the verge becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year, people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. That put
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk, CNN Going to bed on the night of a snowstorm and wishing for a snow day is a rite of passage as a kid. But not all flakes are created equal — and where you live can play a big role in whether that wish comes true. How much snow causes school
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel in a vote early Tuesday morning, setting up a showdown with the House as Speaker Mike Johnson has said he does not plan to bring the bill to the floor. The foreign aid
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The final results of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections are out. But there’s still no winner. None of the country’s three biggest parties secured enough seats in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, to form a government on their own so they have to enter a coalition.
Continue ReadingKHOU, KPRC, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and her 7-year-old son opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left the child in critical condition and another man injured,
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Moldova say they will destroy explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its territory from the war in neighboring Ukraine. The Moldovan foreign minister has condemned Russia’s “constant barbaric attacks” across the border, saying the remnants of the drone found on Sunday are a
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it’s vital that it receives new European Union funding within weeks. He says Israel appears to be readying a ground assault on Rafah, where many Gaza civilians have taken refuge. The aid agency, UNRWA, has been the
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