A day after the ICE officer shot Renee Good in the head as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens…
Read more Walz: Minn. must play role in shooting investigationWASHINGTON — Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol — “and I’ll be there…
Read more 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to CapitolDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, as the country’s theocracy…
Read more At least 35 people have been killed and 1,200 detained in Iran’s economic protestsSOFIA, Bulgaria — On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its integration into the European Union. But the historic…
Read more Bulgaria to become the 21st country to join the euro, deepening EU ties despite fearsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Wednesday appointed a new governor to the central bank after the former one resigned following a record currency fall against the U.S. dollar…
Read more Iran appoints new central bank governor after record currency fall and mass protestsTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian traders and shopkeepers staged a second day of protests Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar.…
Read more Iranian traders and shopkeepers protest as currency hits record lowBELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s protesting university students on Sunday collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election that they hope would oust the…
Read more Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust VucicYANGON, Myanmar — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military…
Read more Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a shamLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian miners marched in downtown La Paz, the country’s capital, and union-organized protesters took to the streets elsewhere on Monday, the first day of…
Read more Workers organized by a key union rally in Bolivia against scrapping fuel subsidiesBourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump…
Read more Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a yearAssociated Press — When recruits were repeatedly punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a…
Read more How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the countryPunk group Pussy Riot was declared an “extremist organization” by a Russian court on Monday. The ruling, which was made by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court, effectively outlaws the…
Read more Punk protest group Pussy Riot declared ‘extremist organization’ by a Russian courtGENEVA — Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner’s trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in…
Read more Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner’s trophy to protest Israel’s inclusionCINCINNATI, Ohio — The city of Cincinnati approved an $8.1 million legal settlement Wednesday with hundreds of non-violent protesters who had alleged mistreatment at the hands of city…
Read more Cincinnati approves $8.1 million settlement with protesters arrested in 2020SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands took to the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, Wednesday to denounce steep tax increases in next year’s draft budget before its final vote in…
Read more Thousands protest in Bulgaria before budget with steep tax increases gets approvalLOS ANGELES — The leader of a major labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year has pleaded not guilty…
Read more California labor leader pleads not guilty to misdemeanor over immigration protestJOHANNESBURG — World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top…
Read more Leaders arrive for African G20 summit overshadowed by rift between the host and USJOHANNESBURG — Leaders and delegates from the world’s richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an…
Read more Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won’t have US and TrumpMANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that…
Read more Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandalBEIJING (AP) — Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the new Japanese leader’s remarks on Taiwan showed…
Read more Japan protests China’s travel advisory over Taiwan remarks