How Russia blocks websites and isolates its internet from the world
TALLINN, Estonia — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces…
About half of US adults say grocery costs cause major stress, poll finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost…
Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report
BANGKOK — Global shares advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release…
Israeli authorities euthanize neglected crocodiles in West Bank farm
PETZAEL, West Bank (AP) — A bask of crocodiles brought to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank…
Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines…
Somalia’s camel milk revolution is improving nutrition
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia ‘s pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting…
The Taliban are sending Afghan workers to Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are exporting Afghan workers to fill jobs in the Gulf nation of Qatar…
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of…
UK lenders await top court’s decision over auto finance payments
LONDON — Millions of motorists in the United Kingdom could be entitled to sizeable compensation payments if the…
California governor signs men’s mental health executive order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at supporting men and…
Trophy hunter kills Blondie, lion that was part of Oxford study
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a…
Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government reported on Thursday a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s…