Estonia lawmakers elect museum chief as president on 2nd try
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s parliament has elected the chief of a major national museum as the Baltic…
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ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture are the latest targets in the…
Continue Reading Japan ministry seeks 2.6% defense hike amid China worries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 2.6% increase over this year’s record budget.…
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Japan ministry seeks 2.6% defense hike amid China worries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 2.6% increase over this year’s record budget.…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Be ready to work for Labor Day bargains
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet One of the biggest sale weekends of the year is fast approaching. Labor Day weekend is traditionally filled with…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Be ready to work for Labor Day bargains
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet One of the biggest sale weekends of the year is fast approaching. Labor Day weekend is traditionally filled with…
Continue Reading EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union justice and home affairs ministers have pledged to support…
Continue Reading Chicago officer on desk duty after struggle with Black woman
CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer has been placed on administrative duty as the city’s police oversight agency investigates his…
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‘It was just mayhem and chaos’
By Ivana Kottasová, Joseph Ataman, Jo Shelley, Saskya Vandoorne, Madalena Araujo and Nilly Kohzad, CNN (CNN) — When the Taliban recaptured…
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5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…
Continue Reading Poland seeks state of emergency along border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has asked the president to declare a state of emergency along the…
Continue Reading Google to invest $1.2B in Germany cloud computing program
BERLIN (AP) — Google has announced that it is investing $1.2 billion by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Germany and to…
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Here’s how Louisiana hospitals are handling the double onslaught of Hurricane Ida and Covid-19
By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Already overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 cases, Louisiana hospitals are now struggling with…
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The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie,…
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These 5 states have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…
Continue Reading Transplant for mushroom-poisoned Afghan boy; brother in coma
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Doctors at Poland’s main children’s hospital say they will carry out a liver transplant on a 6-year-old Afghan…
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Polis/Primavera administration recognizes International Opioid Awareness Day
Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera will join state officials, behavioral health providers and recovery advocates to recognize International Overdose Awareness…
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