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Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists 04/22/2024 10:04am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished. The decision ends the Arizona-based Center of Biological Diversity' Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro gets 1st Serie A coaching job at Udinese 04/22/2024 09:37am • UDINE, Italy (AP) ��� Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, was given his first Serie A coaching job on Monday at relegation-threatened Udinese. Cannavaro becomes Udinese���s third coach this season. He replaces the fired Gabriele Cioffi, who had taken over from An Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines 04/22/2024 09:28am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia's efforts to punch through Kyiv���s defense of the industrial region known as the Donbas. Standing against Russia���s unyielding advance in the strategic front-line town of Chasiv Yar, he Japan's anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo 04/22/2024 09:00am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s antitrust watchdog said Monday that U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said in a statement that its recent study of Google���s practices showed it was undermining fair competition in Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia's next leader after a top court rejects rivals' appeals 04/22/2024 08:43am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesia���s top court on Monday rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the February polls. The 5-to-3 majority decision by the eight-judge panel of the Constitutional Cour Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties 04/22/2024 08:00am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Delegations from Greece and Turkey were meeting in Athens on Monday as part of long-standing efforts to improve often tense relations between the two neighbors, days after Turkey voiced objections over Greece���s plans to create marine nature reserves in the Ionian and Aegean Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa. Burundi is especially hard-hit 04/22/2024 07:44am • BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) ��� Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath. Lake Tanganyika's rising waters have invaded the port of Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, disrupting Car Review: The full-electric Fiat 500e is a great choice as an urban commuter 04/22/2024 07:32am • The original Fiat 500 and the new 500e still of some of the smaller cars on the market. However, even taller drivers will find decent space. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) Brian Armstead, Special Contributor Don���t let the small size fool you the Fiat 500e packs plenty of space for adults and offers a fun WATCH: Red Bull Showrun brings race cars and more to the streets of DC 04/22/2024 07:26am • toggle audio on and off change volume Kimberly Palmer: How to escape from a money rut 04/22/2024 07:00am • Sometimes, climbing out of a money rut starts with a pep talk ��� to yourself. ���I like affirmations and speaking out loud,��� says Giovanna Gonzalez, a financial educator and author of ���Cultura & Cash.��� Her favorite affirmations are statements like, ���I am not a reflection of my money mis A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution 04/22/2024 06:59am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong has long been a major producer and consumer of great food, and a great amount of plastic and Styrofoam to go with it. That���s going to change as new legislation aiming to stop the sale and distribution of Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery went into effec Senate passage of aid to Israel, Ukraine expected this week 04/22/2024 06:06am • Congress is now poised to approve $95 billion in foreign aid that has been the focus of fierce debate for months and which could still potentially jeopardize the job of House Speaker Mike Johnson. The U.S. Senate this week will take up legislation that was finally passed by the House over the wee UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers 04/22/2024 05:30am • GENEVA (AP) ��� The U.N. labor organization warned Monday that over 70% of the world's workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It also warned of air pollution, pesticides and other hazards that could lead to healt Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says 04/22/2024 05:29am • NAPLES, Italy (AP) ��� Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity. The U.N.'s World Meteorolog How to hear Virginia���s ���forgotten��� history along the James River 04/22/2024 05:28am • Their contributions helped establish colonial Virginia, but the stories of enslaved and freedmen who rowed down the James River to move goods aren't well known to most Virginians. Two Virginia men are hoping to change that. Will Smith and Will Cash, or the Wills (as they���re often called), br