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The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply 03/29/2024 12:12pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) intended for this is 5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements 03/29/2024 07:45am • TOKYO (AP) — Five people who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalized as of Friday, a week after a pharmaceutical company issued a recall of the products, officials said. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not going public quick Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire 03/29/2024 01:07am • BEIJING (AP) — At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option. For decades, they have come from farming villages to find work in the cities. Toiling in sweatshops and building apartment complexes they could never aff About 1,400 workers at Ford electric pickup plant to transfer or take retirement offers next week 03/28/2024 05:05pm • DETROIT (AP) — About 1,400 workers at a Ford factory in Michigan that makes the F-150 Lightning will move to new jobs or take retirement packages next week as sales of the electric pickup trucks slow. The changes announced in January will take effect Monday, Ford spokeswoman Jessica Enoch said. F A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression 03/28/2024 01:35pm • FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets Black pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance 03/28/2024 08:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev. William H. Lamar IV initially shuddered at the thought that he needed to morph into a “video personality” to stay engaged with his parishioners. “I resisted kicking and screamin Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse 03/28/2024 02:09am • AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, a House Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task 03/27/2024 02:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has indicated he will Edmunds compares: 2024 Honda Passport vs. 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 03/27/2024 07:02am • Midsize SUVs with two rows of seating are an excellent option if you want something a little bigger than the ubiquitous small SUV. They have room for five and plenty of storage space but also are less expensive and easier to park than three-row SUVs. Among the available models, the Honda Passport an Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama's 'dark fantasy' creations 03/26/2024 11:40pm • URAWA, Japan (AP) — One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki an Why Are Eggs So Expensive Right Now? 03/26/2024 08:00pm • If you've examined your grocery bill lately, you've probably noticed: The price of eggs have gone up. For a few years now, egg prices have been all over the place. Sometimes the prices have been pretty stable or even low. Other times, wildly expensive. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic Be like Caitlin: Iowa's Caitlin Clark is inspiring a younger generation of players 03/26/2024 06:40pm • CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Caitlin Clark makes pulling up from the midcourt logo look easy, routinely hitting shots most players would consider a heave. The Iowa star's deep range has expanded the scope of possibilities for up-and-coming women's basketball players, much the way NBA star Stephen Curry New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas 03/26/2024 05:44pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials gathered Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. Carved out of an ancient salt formation about half a mile Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees 03/26/2024 03:20pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court, in a unanimous decision, said the appeal was � New faces, new places: Ohtani, Soto headline MLB players with new teams in 2024 03/26/2024 01:44pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's 31-mile journey north on Interstate 5 during free agency was the highlight of Major League Baseball's offseason, even if recent off-the-field developments have clouded his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Japanese superstar will be far from the only