CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — La sequía y la escasez de agua en Ciudad de México son tan graves que una de las cuencas de captación de agua de lluvia de la capital se incendió el martes, consumiendo a su paso 30 hectáreas (75 acres) de vegetación seca. El cuerpo de bomberos de la capital mexicana dijo en un comunicado …

ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia public school teachers and state employees took a step forward Tuesday, as the House Appropriations Committee approved a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1. The budget would spend $36.1 billion in state money and $66.5 billion overall, including federal and other funds. The full House will vote on the …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The six nations — Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia— are at different stages of the EU accession process, following a period of …