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Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A broadcaster in Ethiopia’s Tigray region reports that an airstrike carried out by the country’s air force on Friday afternoon hit a kindergarten, causing deaths and injuries. Tigray Television quoted eyewitnesses saying the attack at around 1 p.m. local time hit a kindergarten called Red Kids Paradise in the

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia say four people have been injured when a car packed with 16 Syrian migrants crashed while trying to avoid a police roadblock. Police said Friday that the accident occurred on a highway near the northern border with Serbia late Thursday. A man from North Macedonia was

BOSTON (AP) — In the nick of time, the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit rescued a father and son who were desperately clinging to a drinks cooler at the outermost edge of Boston Harbor after their lobster boat sank. Officers Stephen Merrick and Garrett Boyle responded to a call of a boat taking on

NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio says it has hired Deepa Fernandes, who has covered immigration and served as a newsroom advisor on race and equity issues at the San Francisco Chronicle, as the third host of its “Here & Now” midday news show. She will join current hosts Robin Young and Scott Tong

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government says it will present its 2023 national budget on Oct. 7, three weeks ahead of schedule, sparking speculation that it may call an early general election. Polls aren’t due until September next year, but Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has come under pressure from his United Malays National

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having satellites connect with cellphones using T-Mobile’s wireless spectrum. The plan, called Coverage Above and Beyond, looks to use SpaceX’s Starlink satellites that are in low Earth orbit and T-Mobile’s wireless network

HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a homeless shelter for men in western Kentucky and a suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said. Officers responded Thursday evening to a report of an active shooter at the Harbor House Christian Center, the Henderson Police Department said

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region? Advocates who think so say a recent DNA analysis shows a strapping canine shot by a coyote hunter in upstate New York last winter

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in western Germany said Friday that two boys who drowned in a lake near the border with Belgium were British tourists. The 7- and 9-year-old brothers were reported missing by their parents at a designated swimming area on the Eiserbach lake south of Aachen. Rescuers retrieved the children from the water

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says a ferry carrying 82 passengers and crew has caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila and at least 73 of those aboard have been rescued. Search and rescue efforts are continuing after nightfall for the passengers and crew of the M/V Asia Philippines,

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the U.S. and Europe turned lower Friday ahead of a speech by the Federal Reserve chair that could more shed light on the potential for more interest rate hikes. The DAX in Frankfurt fell 0.3% while the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.1%. The FTSE in London

MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland is scheduled to seal a deal with South Korea for the purchase of some $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition. Poland’s deputy prime minister and the head of South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration are expected to sign the contracts at a military base in northern Poland on

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands. The incident comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. The cutter

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School districts around the country are starting to invest in programs aimed at addressing the mental health of teachers. Faced with a shortage of educators and widespread discontentment with the job, districts are hiring more therapists, holding trainings on self-care and setting up system to better

MT. MORRIS, Mich. (AP) — A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun. As 100 people watched, Richard Bernstein of the Michigan Supreme Court drove a car on a dirt track Tuesday at the Genesee County fairgrounds, northwest of Flint. The 47-year-old Bernstein says he’s always wanted to know “what

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations” as the country works to meet climate change targets and to wean itself off of Russia-supplied energy. In a video message ahead

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has defended the workings of the country’s intelligence service in the face of a wiretapping scandal, saying its operation is essential to the country’s security despite what he described as the misstep of tapping an opposition politician’s phone. Speaking during a parliamentary debate

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A small homemade explosive has donated near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone as an Australian diplomatic convoy made its way into the area. Two security officials told The Associated Press there were no injuries in Friday’s explosion. The blast happened as Australian diplomats are trying to help

By FERNANDO LIMA Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Angola’s President Joao Lourenco appears set to win a second term and his MPLA party is close to extending its 47-year rule over the country. With 97% of ballots counted from the Western African nation’s election, the ruling Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola, known

BEIJING (AP) — The latest “Minions” movie subtly reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. A postscript added to the version being shown in China says a villainous character, who drives off a free man at the end of the movie, is later jailed for 20