By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When it comes to criticizing the NATO members who fail to spend enough on defense, tiny Luxembourg is an easy target. One of NATO’s richest countries, and routinely ranked at the top of Europe’s economic growth tables, the Grand Duchy currently spends 0.72% of gross domestic product
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers were looking Monday for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of China were ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought. Rescuers were looking for survivors of a landslide Saturday that buried a
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and CHARLIE NEIBERGALL Associated Press Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding school have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as they begin digging in a central Nebraska field that a century ago was part of the sprawling campus. Crews toting shovels,
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain has pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing. Rain falling in Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend has caused flooding along many rivers, triggered mudslides, closed roads, disrupted trains and cut the water supply
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Congress will consider renewed efforts to shore up voting and election laws in the coming weeks. But in a sign of dissonance between Republicans and Democrats on the basic functions of U.S. democracy, the parties will unveil competing proposals. House Republicans are traveling
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares got the week off to a slow start, with mixed trading Monday as China reported wholesale prices fell in June, amid other signs the economy is slowing. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Mumbai but fell in Tokyo and Sydney. U.S. futures and
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL LAWLESS and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s itinerary this week in Europe is dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine and his continued efforts to rally an international coalition against Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. But first, some tea. The U.S. president’s initial stop on
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations. Yellen defended “targeted measures” on trade on Sunday that China’s
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press As the Republican presidential primary intensifies this summer, most White House hopefuls are devoting their time to events in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states that kick off the nomination process early next year. Not Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump. The Florida governor will address more than 1,500 faithful Republicans
Continue Reading By ARLEIGH RODGERS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis. The family was determined to make it feel like an adventure in the city, though that wasn’t the primary
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council on Monday — but the big question is for how long. The council’s current authorization for aid deliveries
Continue Reading SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been nominated by his New Ideas party to run for reelection in next year’s contest. The nominations comes despite objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say the country’s constitution prohibits his candidacy. New Ideas also announced Sunday that current Vice
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving at least six people missing Monday. Rains falling on the regions of Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend caused flooding along a number of rivers as well as mudslides, closing roads, disrupting trains and cutting the water supply in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Water and Light Advisory Board heard Monday from city officials who say they hope low water pressure issues in the city’s southwest neighborhoods is no longer a problem. This comes after the Thornbrook neighborhood had three boil water advisories since June. According to Thornbrook resident Julie Ryan, this has been a
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I’m tracking mostly sunny skies tomorrow, which is why Columbia, MO will be seeing a UV Index of 10. At this level, it only takes about 10-15 minutes before burns can occur, so if you will be outside for a prolonged amount of time, make sure to wear sunscreen of SPF 50 or higher. Pollen
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and HALLIE GOLDEN NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. began bracing for potentially punishing rains. As the storm moved
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By Michelle Watson, Cheri Mossburg and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — A murder suspect who escaped police custody in the Sacramento area over the weekend has been found and taken into custody, according to the Placer County Sheriff, who shared the update via social media. Eric J. Abril, who escaped Sutter Roseville Medical Center in
Continue Reading By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors. The case has drawn allegations by
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz found herself on the biggest and most beautiful stage in women’s golf and made it look like a stroll on the beach. Never mind that she had never won on the LPGA Tour or that she had heard all week about the
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By Raja Razek and Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — The City of Memphis and other officials have filed a motion seeking to strike certain statements from a civil lawsuit filed by the mother of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year old Black man who died after being violently beaten by Memphis police in January. Court documents filed
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