Month: July 2023

By TIA GOLDENBERG and ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military fire killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that has been a flashpoint for violence between Israel and the Palestinians. The

By HANNA ARHIROVA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the over 1,000-kilometer (over

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say a helicopter has crashed in Siberia, killing four and injuring 10 of those on board. The officials said the Mi-8 helicopter caught fire as it was landing in southern Siberia’s Altai Republic and brushed against a power line on Thursday. The Altai branch of the Russian Emergency Ministry

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the ninth straight time in its yearlong campaign to stamp out painfully high inflation. ECB President Christine Lagarde had all but promised the quarter-percentage point increase and kept the door open Thursday to further hikes despite

By HANNA ARHIROVA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation. While many people in the capital of Niamey went about their usual business,

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency, aiming to help doctors more easily distinguish between cancerous cells and healthy tissue during surgery and improve outcomes for patients. The administration’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health,

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 21 people died and 40 others were rescued after a Philippine passenger boat overturned Thursday when it was lashed by strong winds in Laguna Lake southeast of Manila, police said. Police said rescue operations were continuing, but did not immediately provide figures for the total number of people on

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. The gross domestic product — the economy’s total output

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge in Michigan must decide whether a teenager who killed four students at his school should spend his life in prison. Ethan Crumbley was 15 when he committed a mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021. He’s pleaded guilty murder, terrorism and other charges.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine passenger boat carrying dozens of people, including children, has overturned after being lashed by strong wind in a town east of Manila. The Coast Guard says search and rescue efforts are underway. The MBCA Aya capsized on Thursday when its passengers panicked and moved to one side of the