Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address Thursday, the president also dismissed the attorney general and said
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police in the southwestern England city of Bristol have found two suitcases believed to contain human remains after responding to reports of a man acting suspiciously on a bridge. Officers arrived on the Clifton Suspension Bridge at around midday Wednesday within 10 minutes of the call. But the man, who had travelled
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains sturdy despite high interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 6 fell by 17,000 to 222,000 from 239,000 the previous week. The total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits declined for
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A suspect has been charged with killing a Houston-area sheriff’s deputy and assaulting a pizzeria clerk. The Harris County sheriff says Ronald Palmer Jr. was arrested around 7 p.m. Thursday and later charged with capital murder. Deputy Fernando Esqueda, 28, was fatally shot early Thursday morning while searching for a suspect who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, in places. From Italy to Romania, authorities warned people to be cautious, drive carefully if going on holiday, drink plenty of water and avoid going out during
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOUNT STORM, W.Va. (AP) — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation’s energy future. They aren’t mining the coal that powered the steel mills and locomotives
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Paris Olympics are turning many eyes to France this summer. AP writer Steve Wartenberg found his own special spot on an 11-day cycling trip in the wine-making region of Burgundy. The region’s capital is about a 90-minute train ride from Paris. Wartenberg followed a popular path called the Voie des Vignes, or
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of its 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026. Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, has long mulled what to do about components made by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Officials say a second person has died in Vermont in the flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants. Police say the driver was swept away in his vehicle by floodwaters Thursday in Lyndonville as he tried to drive across a flooded road. Authorities found the vehicle later in the day. His
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will deploy laser weapons systems designed to intercept will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, as their launches in recent years have caused security concerns in the South. Other countries like the United States and Israel are technologically ahead of South
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A small fire broke out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation. Authorities said it was quickly brought under control. Witnesses told French television they saw smoke emanating from the spire just after midday Thursday, and recalled a devastating fire
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Thursday for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 genocide which Serb officials continue to deny, fueling ethnic tensions and deep divisions within the war-ravaged state. Twenty-nine years after they were murdered in Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized has reached international waters. The Advantage Sweet was traveling on Thursday through the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran’s navy. That’s according to tracking data analyzed by The
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline is also predicting a lower profit than Wall Street expects for the third quarter. On a call
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S. and other western governments criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that would allow the government to detain people without warrants, saying it would undermine open political and civil space ahead of the country’s elections. The security bill, which passed parliament July 3, has threatened
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding. The devastating weather began a week ago. Authorities said the storms have forced at least 4,500 people out of their homes and damaged
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer PepsiCo reported higher-than-expected earnings in the second quarter but acknowledged that after raising prices every quarter for more than two years, customers are not buying as many of its snacks and drinks. PepsiCo said Thursday that North American demand for its Frito-Lay snacks was “subdued” during the quarter as customers become more
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. However, its new media rights deals nearly put the two leagues in the same economic arena. The NBA’s 11-year, $76 billion contract package would kick in with the 2025-26 season. The deal is for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion have been killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the capital, and that police are trying to identify and track down the suspects. A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran. A report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency released
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