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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading climate figures are urging the Biden administration to use the early departure of the Trump-appointed head of the World Bank as an opening to overhaul the powerful financial institution. David Malpass announced Wednesday he would step down this summer. That’s about one year short of completing

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An elected Florida prosecutor who says he was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis for political gain and because he is a Democrat is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate him. Andrew Warren cited a federal judge’s ruling that DeSantis violated state law and his

LONDON (AP) — The chair of the British Museum said Thursday that the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution’s Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens. George Osborne said talks with the Greek government had been “constructive.” “I think there is a way forward where these sculptures

By ALEJANDRA MOLINA, Religion News Service LOS ANGELES (RNS) — There’s nothing that Oscar Rodriguez Zapata enjoys more than going out for a drive to explore Los Angeles’ vast neighborhoods in search of the Virgin of Guadalupe. He packs his Nikon Z6 II and a Fujifilm X100V and photographs murals, landscapes, storefronts and people across

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia says it believes “one or more witnesses” committed perjury and urged local prosecutors to bring charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should “seek appropriate indictments

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States has launched an initiative promoting international cooperation on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons by militaries. The move seeks to impose order on an emerging technology that has the potential to change the way war is waged. The U.S.

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest has revealed he’s leaving “Live with Kelly and Ryan” this spring, saying he never expected to stay so long and thanking his co-host Kelly Ripa, who he jokingly called his “work wife.” Seacrest ends a six-year run alongside Ripa. His replacement will be Ripa’s real-life

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police in Senegal have smashed the windows of a top opposition leader’s car and forced him from the vehicle after he appeared in court. Ousmane Sonko is being sued for defamation and public insults, charges stemming from accusations he made against Senegal’s tourism minister at a

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the Goldilocks consumer. Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending — a trend that, if sustained, could keep the economy humming just enough to help avoid a much-predicted recession. Surveys show that consumers on average don’t expect

By STEPHEN McGRATH and CRISTIAN JARDAN Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s new government led by pro-Western economist Dorin Recean has been sworn in after winning Parliament’s approval, as the small former Soviet republic signaled a shift to security concerns amid Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. Recean, a 48-year-old economist who served for a

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The man who shot eight students at Michigan State University, killing three, had two handguns that were purchased legally but not registered, police said Thursday. The 9 mm guns and ammunition were found with Anthony McRae when he killed himself Monday night

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. With the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom is losing its star politician and strongest communicator, at a time when efforts to hold

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States surged 6% in January from a year earlier, decelerating for a seventh straight month. But on a month-to-month basis, prices reaccelerated in January, indicating that inflation pressures continue to underlie the U.S. economy. The latest year-over-year wholesale inflation figure was

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, more evidence that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to loosen the labor market by raising interest rates hasn’t taken hold. Applications for jobless aid in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 11 fell by 1,000 last week to 194,000, from 195,000

By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is undergoing a medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It’s a routine event that is being keenly watched as the oldest president in U.S. history plans for an expected reelection campaign. The 80-year-old president last received a standard

MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the world championships on Thursday, a day after her unexpected split with longtime coach Mike Day. Shiffrin overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead. When she saw her

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence with a month of celebrations while still facing serious challenges with Serbia, which refuses to recognize the autonomy of its former province. A military parade, ceremonies at monuments to national heroes and a special session of

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s police say they have arrested five people on suspicion of calling for the violent overthrow of the Balkan country’s president and the possession of arms. The arrested men, some with alleged links to Russia’s private army Wagner Group, took part in a protest on Wednesday evening of far-right, pro-Russian groups

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition supporters have protested anew outside the country’s Parliament as lawmakers demanding the government’s resignation for alleged corruption tried to disrupt the house’s session, blowing whistles and crowding the podium. In their third protest in a week hundreds of people — including a man who

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet. “I guess there aren’t