Serbia displays Chinese missiles amid concerns in Balkans

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Saturday publicly displayed a recently delivered Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, raising concerns in the West and among some of Serbia’s neighbors that an arms buildup in the Balkans could threaten fragile peace ...

Activists keep up pressure as Biden weighs student debt move

WASHINGTON (AP) — For student loan activists, the week began with hope as President Joe Biden gave his clearest indication that he was considering canceling federal debt rather than simply allowing borrowers to defer payments during the pandemic.

Back with the banned: Do Twitter’s exiles return under Musk?

QAnon loyalists, COVID deniers, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon come to an end if Elon Musk's $44 billion offer for the platform is approved.

Autopsy backlog plagues Mississippi, with worst delays in US

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a swift conviction. The 34-year-old mother of three’s tiny frame was so bruised and traumatized that the funeral home

Autopsy backlog plagues Mississippi, with worst delays in US

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a swift conviction. The 34-year-old mother of three’s tiny frame was so bruised and traumatized that the funeral home

For Ukrainian Model UN students, hopes dim for diplomacy

NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a week in April, Mariia Pachenko took a respite from her studies in besieged Ukraine to share its plight with fellow college students in New York. Soon after, the 18-year-old faced a wrenching decision:

Some N.S. university towns are eyeing camera surveillance to deter student mischief

HALIFAX — The mayor of Wolfville, N.S., says her town is looking at adding surveillance cameras in a residential area near Acadia University in response to “continuing and escalating” property damage in the community. The project has raised concerns am...

‘Rolling Thunder’ protesters drawn from ‘Freedom Convoy’ ranks return to Ottawa

OTTAWA — Former "Freedom Convoy" protesters returned to Canada's capital by the hundreds on Saturday to revel on Parliament Hill and denounce COVID-19 mandates as police staged a massive operation to keep the peace and make sure demonstrators actually ...

BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon wins seat in legislature through byelection

VANCOUVER — The leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he will use his new seat in the legislature to look the NDP government leaders "straight in their eyes and ask tough questions." Kevin Falcon won the Vancouver-Quilchena byelection in a

Live updates l Zelenskyy urges Russian troops not to fight

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched into Russian in his nightly video address to urge Russian soldiers not to fight in Ukraine, saying even their generals expected that thousands of them would die.