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An American journalist was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, March 31 adding to a growing number of attacks on journalists across the globe. Shelly Kittleson, 49, had freelanced in the region for more than a decade, writing for a slew of publications from Al-Monitor to Italy’s Il Foglio and Politico. Iraq’s …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that’s likely to keep intact the power to decide how much money to spend and where with the legislature, not judges. The 4-3 ruling, led by Republican justices on the court, set …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired. The surprise effort to remove Jay Rothman from the post he has held since 2022 was detailed in letters Rothman sent to regents over the …
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100% on some patented drugs from companies that don’t reach deals with his administration in the coming months. Companies that have signed a “most favored nation” pricing deal and are actively building facilities in …
KHARKIV, Ukraine, April 3 (Reuters) – Russian forces maintained a day-long barrage of drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on Thursday, injuring at least two people, local officials said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov posted reports on Telegram throughout the day and well into the evening, noting strikes in four city districts. One city …
China topped the U.S. by the largest margin in the past 20 years in a new Gallup global approval ratings report. China’s median global approval rating – how other countries view the job performance of its leadership – rose to 36% in 2025, while the U.S. rating fell to 31%. This represents a 13% increase …
April 2 (Reuters) – A Russian mariner detained for around eight months after being on board a ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi militants has left the country for Russia following medical treatment in Sanaa, the Houthi-run foreign ministry said on Thursday. The mariner, identified by Russian media as Aleksei Galaktionov, was a crew member of …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. sat at his locker Thursday, fielding questions about his run as the interior-scoring, rebound-snagging force in UConn’s latest Final Four push. Yet he wasn’t the main attraction. “Guards are the ones that hit the big shots,” Reed said Thursday when asked about big men getting their due, adding with …
By David Lawder and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports and overhauled steel, aluminum and copper duties on Thursday as his administration sought to move on from the collapse of the broad global tariffs he announced exactly one year ago. The new …
Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations, setting alight a refinery in Kuwait, while explosions could be heard around Tehran and the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday, as the United States prepared to further reinforce its already significant military forces in the Middle East. As the war that began Feb. 28 …