ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Taxi drivers in the Greek capital began a 48-hour strike Tuesday, with the second day timed to coincide with a nationwide strike by public and some private sector workers that is expected to disrupt public transport, ground some flights and leave ferries tied up in port. More than 200 taxis drove through the center of Athens …

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El presidente ucraniano Volodomyr Zelenskyy llegó el martes a Arabia Saudí para reunirse con el poderoso príncipe heredero e impulsar un plan de paz y el regreso de prisioneros de guerra capturados por Rusia. El viaje de Zelenskyy ocurre en momentos en que el príncipe saudí Mohammed bin Salman busca posicionarse como mediador entre …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family’s landmark hat store on St. Charles Avenue was honored by the president of France on Tuesday for his military service during World War II. Samuel Meyer, who still puts in a few days a week at Meyer the Hatter, the …

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The root of one the wildest brawls in NHL history came only a week earlier, when Ottawa’s Martin Havlat’s rocked Mark Recchi in the face with his stick and drew a two-game suspension. The Ottawa instigator was a repeat offender, and his strike on the long-time popular Flyers forward led Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock to declare of …

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Toyota said in a statement Tuesday that welding debris left on the ends of the axles can cause …

Donald Brashear fought in the NHL because that was his job, not because he wanted to drop the gloves — which he did more than all but seven players to ever play in the league. “Fighting was never the most important thing in my life,” Brashear said. “But I did it anyway and I found a role in that.” Brashear …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. St. John’s Red Storm (16-12, 8-9 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (16-12, 7-10 Big East) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. John’s visits the Butler Bulldogs …

PRAGUE (AP) — Four Central European countries are deeply divided over the Russian war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia said on Tuesday. The four post-communist countries form an informal grouping of European Union and NATO members known as the Visegrad Four. While the Czech Republic and …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harris finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds to spark Howard to a 78-69 victory over Coppin State on Monday night. Seth Towns made …