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Georgia's president says a controversial foreign influence bill passed by parliament is unacceptable

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said Thursday a "foreign influence" bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is "unacceptable" and can't be m...

May 16, 2024

South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government's contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions on Thursday. A standoff between the government and doc...

May 16, 2024

Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospit...

May 16, 2024

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged ...

May 15, 2024

Xi meets Russia's Putin on a state visit to China that's a show of unity between the allies

BEIJING (AP) - China's leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's President Vladimir Putin at an official ceremony Thursday as he opened a state visit to China. Putin's visit comes as Russia has become more ...

May 15, 2024

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that call...

May 15, 2024

Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experien...

May 15, 2024

Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist Jos Rubn Zamora, jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges. Zamora, the 67-year-old founder of El Perio...

May 15, 2024

Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. He mad...

May 15, 2024

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country's northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to postpone a...

May 15, 2024