Officer killed and 2 police injured in shooting that also left suspect dead on a North Dakota street | AP News

Officer killed and 2 police injured in shooting that also left suspect dead on a North Dakota street | AP News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One police officer died and two others were critically injured after a suspect began shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday afternoon, police said. Officers returning fire killed the suspect during the shooting that occurred before 3 p.m. A civilian also was seriously wounded, police said in

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Bargain-hunting Uruguayans are flocking to Argentina as its peso slides. Back home, shops struggle | AP News

Bargain-hunting Uruguayans are flocking to Argentina as its peso slides. Back home, shops struggle | AP News

GUALEGUAYCHÚ, Argentina (AP) — On a recent cross-border shopping trip, four friends from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, visited the nearby Argentine city of Gualeguaychu, where they could afford to live lavishly and snap up eye-popping bargains.Thanks to a huge disparity in the two South American countries’ currencies, Stella Ferreira and a friend treated themselves to a

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A new bar in Dubai is offering ‘gourmet water’ infused with minerals to ‘suit your mood’ | AP News

A new bar in Dubai is offering ‘gourmet water’ infused with minerals to ‘suit your mood’ | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — First, it was the banana-randomberry-wheat grass smoothies. Then the cold brew, triple-shot, something-milk lattes, the German-word craft beers, the small-batch, barrel-aged Prohibition cocktails.Now a new bar in Dubai, the Middle Eastern hub of all things cutting-edge, is serving “gourmet water.”Thirty varieties of it. Other news Influencer arrested over TikTok

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Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas’ floating barrier plan on Rio Grande | AP News

Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas’ floating barrier plan on Rio Grande | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat said Friday her country has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government expressing concern that Texas’ deployment of floating barriers on the Rio Grande may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water. Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena said Mexico will send an inspection team to

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Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH | AP News

Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH | AP News

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, the organization announced Friday. “Reverend Jesse Jackson is officially pivoting from his role as president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His commitment is unwavering, and he will elevate his life’s work

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