UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The Latest on the U.N. signing ceremony for the climate change agreement (all times local): 9:35 a.m. French President Francois Hollande says he will ask parliament to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change “by the summer of this year.” He spoke shortly before world leaders …

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Nirmala pouts when her father fits the prosthetic leg onto her stump and wraps the long straps around her waist. He whispers quiet encouragement in her ear as she grumbles. Finally, she limps around the Kathmandu sweatshop that is now her home. As soon as she …

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – Prince could play guitar like Carlos Santana or Jimi Hendrix, sing like James Brown, turn out pop melodies worthy of Motown or lay down the deepest grooves this side of Sly and the Family Stone. But no one could mistake his sound for anyone but Prince. …

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbs vote in a snap election on Sunday that will test Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s proclaimed bid to lead the Balkan nation toward European Union membership. Vucic and his Progressive Party are expected to win most votes, but far-right groups favoring close ties with Russia over …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – It will cost Uber up to $100 million and took some significant policy concessions, but the ride-hailing company is forging forward with its thriving business model by keeping its drivers independent contractors, for now. Uber settled major class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts that sought employee …