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Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change 06/25/2024 09:40am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary. The deal to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025 was signed by agriculture and food minister Geir Albanian appeals court upholds prison term for Greek minority mayor, raising tensions with Athens 06/25/2024 09:22am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country’s Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the court of first ins A botulism outbreak in Russia leaves 1 dead, scores more hospitalized after eating readymade salads 06/25/2024 08:24am • One person has died and scores more remain hospitalized in Russia in an outbreak of botulism that spans several Russian regions, the authorities have reported. Foodborne botulism is a rare illness caused by a toxin produced by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Eating foods contaminat German court jails a man who set off an 18-hour hostage standoff at Hamburg Airport 06/25/2024 05:01am • BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a man who drove onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport with his 4-year-old daughter last year and was arrested after an 18-hour standoff of hostage-taking and other charges. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Hamburg state court also convicted Poland rolls out 'Holidays with the Army' in a recruitment drive with Russia in mind 06/25/2024 03:55am • NOWOGROD, Poland (AP) — With assault rifles laid out before them, the young Polish men and women kneel on the grass and follow orders on how to pack their survival kits. Next comes a lesson on applying camouflage paint to their faces. Not too much neon, an instructor says as he shows them how to a Paul Maurice, a hockey lifer, now has a Stanley Cup. And it was worth the wait 06/25/2024 01:07am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice was once the last player picked in the NHL draft. An afterthought, almost. He never made it to the league as a player. And there were many times when he wondered if his name would ever be on the Stanley Cup. Wonder no more. It took 1,985 games, 939 wins, four diff Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline 06/25/2024 12:28am • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has emerged as a serious contender to be Donald Trump's running mate. He's one of the president's most loyal and vocal backers and brings executive experience, business savvy and close connections to deep-pocketed energy industry CEOs. Trump want 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2024 06/24/2024 08:00pm • The stock market seems unstoppable right now. The major market indexes are hitting new highs almost every month. Breakthroughs in fields such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence seem set to pave the way for rapid increases in efficiency and corporate profitability. And with inflation start Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement 06/24/2024 07:47pm • NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Patrick Braxton will be recognized as the lawful mayor of the town of Newbern, under the terms of a Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2 06/24/2024 07:33pm • NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. killed at least two, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters. An Illinois man died Saturday while Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus 06/24/2024 06:51pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus months after he was expelled. A Pima County jury last month found Murad Dervish guilty of first-degree Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing 06/24/2024 06:29pm • As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday warned them that some parts of Ruidoso remain off limits as special search and rescue teams comb the charred rubble along the hardest-hit streets. They’re looking for the remains of people w The Latest | Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war 06/24/2024 06:21pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S.-backed truce proposal. Netanyahu said he was ready to make a partial deal to bring back some of the 120 hostages At this Va. abortion clinic, abortion is illegal right down the road 06/24/2024 05:22pm • Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively striking down the nationwide right to an abortion, the law surrounding abortion services in Bristol, Virginia, has become unique, to say the least. Bristol is a city that includes portions of both Virginia and Tennessee. Whi Fire kills 8 in office building near Moscow 06/24/2024 05:12pm • At least eight people died Monday in a fire in an office building near Moscow, including two who jumped from the building to escape the flames, authorities said. State news agency Tass said the fire in Fryazino, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of the Russian capital, was caused by a malfunc