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What to know about the opposition around renaming new Pell grants after Trump
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant…
Seychelles holds early voting as many in the nation worry about a drug crisis and environment
VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — Early voting started Thursday across Seychelles as concerns over a drug…
Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma’s top public schools official to lead conservative educators’ group
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s top public schools official who lauded President…
Campaign delays push to expand Medicaid in Florida until 2028, citing new state law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push…
South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to…
Ryder Cup: How to watch, what’s at stake, betting odds
The Ryder Cup has become everything golf typically is not. The slow-moving sport features relentless…
Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported by the US
MBABANE, Eswatini (AP) — A judge failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in…
Max Mara responds to rising global tensions and temperatures with lightness on Milan runway
MILAN (AP) — Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots…
Father of teen TikTok influencer calls for justice as murder suspect appears in court
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a teenage social media influencer who was killed at…
Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska for ninth time this year, US military says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying…
European soccer’s UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend Israel over the war in Gaza, sources tell The Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — European soccer’s UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend Israel over…
Indonesia faces calls to halt free meals program as over 5,000 school children fall ill
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s government was facing calls on Thursday to suspend President Prabowo…
Ragasa weakens but brings heavy rain and flood risk to northern Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Ragasa weakened into a tropical depression early Thursday as it…
Gaza-bound flotilla says it was attacked by drones. Italy and Spain send help
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Activists in a flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza…
Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort…
Indian authorities impose security restrictions in remote Ladakh after deadly clashes
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in…
The issue of drugs doesn’t usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Every year, tons of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs flow…
Donald Trump heads to the Ryder Cup, embraced by a golf world that once shunned him
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Four years ago, President Donald Trump was persona non grata in…
Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in the city-state’s 11th execution of the year
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian man was hanged in Singapore on Thursday for…
South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize tattooing without a medical license
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize…
For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s president addressed the…
Cal Raleigh hits his 60th home run of the season, becoming the 7th MLB player to achieve the feat
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh became the seventh player in major league history to hit…
South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea…
Leader of Belarus opposition warns Trump: Beware of her nation’s president
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Belarusian president, whose iron-fisted rule earned him the nickname of…