By ELLA JOYNER Associated Press The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen’s case is just one example of transparency problems that have plagued the legislature. From Budapest to Washington, Le Pen’s
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ, GEORGE WALKER IV and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press LAKE CITY, Ark. (AP) — Standing alongside the twisted steel tractors on his family farm in northeast Arkansas on Thursday, Danny Qualls looked on while friends and relatives helped him begin cleaning up. The home where he spent his childhood but no longer lives
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two boats carrying migrants sank in the early hours of Thursday in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkey and a nearby Greek island, leaving at least 16 people dead, one missing and more than 40 survivors, Greek and Turkish officials said. At
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By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel. The affair has gripped Israelis
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Continue ReadingAP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–AIRCRAFT DOWN-TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS-SUPPORT Air traffic controllers to get more support after a
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at INDIANA 15½ (235½) Utah Sacramento 10½ (220) at CHARLOTTE Detroit 11 (229½) at TORONTO at BOSTON 15 (228) Phoenix Cleveland 14 (240½) at SAN ANTONIO Oklahoma City 7 (231½) at HOUSTON at CHICAGO 6 (238½) Portland Denver 2 (233) at GOLDEN STATE at LA
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By The Associated Press Financial markets around the world were reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it. Little was spared as fear flared globally about the potentially higher inflation and weakening economic growth that tariffs can create.
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By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA, DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at a radio station in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. He had a roof and four walls for protection, but gang violence forced him and his
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves that seem to have no fear of humans, prompting them to declare a state of emergency. In the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. Trump presented the import taxes, which he calls “reciprocal tariffs” and range from 10% to 49%, in the simplest terms: the
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to enact a rare energy law in the South that sought to sharply reduce power plant emissions by 2030 and ultimately reach carbon neutrality. “Today, North Carolina moves strongly into a reliable and
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO and JULIE WALKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s “bodega cats” are beloved fixtures in the Big Apple — but they’re on the wrong side of the law. The convenience store cats that live at many of the city’s bodegas and delis look innocent enough, spending their days lounging
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 8, 9 (one, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Ariana Grande,Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M. Chu took the stage in Las Vegas last April to tease “Wicked” months before its theatrical release, there was cautious optimism that the long-anticipated film would be a hit. But when the pair hit the same stage at
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 4, 13, 14, 23, 29 (four, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three, twenty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 3, 9 (two, three, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 2, 9 (two, two, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Lower House of India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments. The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the
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By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers addressed scores of legislative vetoes and amendments from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, including the governor’s 205 revisions to the state’s budget bill that were decisively nixed by the Democratic-led General Assembly. The one-day session in Richmond comes after Youngkin vetoed
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