By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. “When you’re talking about air taxis, that’s the
Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister has accused the European Union special envoy in the normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct.” Prime Minister Albin Kurti says EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak coordinated with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic in the EU-facilitated talks held last
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet When you purchase an immediate annuity, you’re paying a lump sum now in exchange for a stream of payments over a fixed period or for your lifetime. That money can round out your retirement cash flow plan, along with Social Security, retirement plan withdrawals, other investments and a pension if
Continue ReadingMORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) — Authorities say four of the nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania have been caught. The Pennsylvania State Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the four were taken into custody early Monday. The juveniles had escaped from Abraxas Academy at around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers have been fired following the dismissal two weeks ago of the defense minister in a corruption scandal, as heavy fighting against Russian forces continues in the east. A government official provided no explanation of the firings. The new defense minister, Rustem
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Giant pandas living in captivity could be suffering from “jet lag” if their body clocks don’t match their environments, scientists say. This could have a significant impact on the well-being and behavior of the endangered species, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
Continue ReadingYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it shipped badly needed flour and medical supplies to an ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan suffering under a road blockade since late last year. The region, Nagorno-Karabakh, has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, backed by Armenia since 1994 which marked
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nigel is a fast-spaced storm that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane on Tuesday. It poses no immediate threat to land. At 6 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Nigel was about 935 miles
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The rights situation in Russia has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year, an expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body said in her first report on the country on Monday. Mariana Katzarova, the special rapporteur on Russia’s rights situation mandated by
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has started, under a timeline for the handover of security to the country’s authorities. The African Union troops are to fully hand over security to Somali forces at the end of 2024. The mission is
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state media says underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake, killing three crew members, while fighting a forest fire in western Turkey. Four crew members were aboard the firefighting aircraft when it fell into the waters of the Tahtali dam while battling a blaze in
Continue ReadingSANFORD, Maine (AP) — A man from Maine who was reported missing was found after being trapped for two days in his pickup truck in a muddy, wooded area in New Hampshire, authorities said. Robert Brown, 65, of Sanford, Maine, drove his wife to work about 15 miles (24.1 kilometers) away in Rochester, New Hampshire,
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers are sitting in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building after responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call that saw him lauding the recently concluded G20 summit. Major opposition parties in May boycotted the inauguration of the new Parliament, calling it
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A surfer who rode the waves with his pet python has been fined by Australian authorities for taking the snake out in public after a video of the duo’s unusual adventures aired on local media. Higor Fiuza and his carpet python Shiva were frequently seen at beaches on the
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is seeing a series of economic, political and personal challenges pile up on the domestic front as he travels to New York City intent on making the case for American leadership on the global stage. The White House is confronted by an autoworkers’
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A head-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province has left 20 people dead. Construction company Murray & Roberts Cementation says 17 of its workers, who were being transported to the Venetia mine in Musina close
Continue ReadingWBBM, FACEBOOK: NICK BROWN, CNN By Kevin Dotson and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to police and records obtained by a CNN affiliate. Authorities
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer From Colorado State’s perspective, its school-record number of penalties was largely to blame for its devastating loss at Colorado. “I can’t even speak about it, it’s so ridiculous,” coach Jay Norvell said after the 43-35 loss in two overtimes. “And it’s a real shame because a lot of
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the U.K. entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame. Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel
Continue ReadingBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentials. He’s meeting the pontiff as signs emerge that the Vatican’s Ukraine peace ambassador could soon be undertaking a second mission to Moscow. In
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