Month: June 2023

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity to campus, and they say he’s…

BERLIN (AP) — German police have warned of a potentially lethal “Blue Punisher” variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two…

HELSINKI (AP) — The deputy mayor of Finland’s capital is facing possible legal action and calls for him to pay compensation for damages and to…

By KEVIN McGILL and KEN MILLER Associated Press Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Marine veteran has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces say they have killed an Islamic State group commander and two other militants during a raid on…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — USA Today’s weekly list of bestselling books returned Wednesday, ending a monthslong hiatus.…

By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ALEJANDRA MOLINA of Religion News Service OAK FLAT, Ariz. (AP) — Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the…

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison in a murder-for-hire plot against a girl with whom…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A brushfire threatened dozens of homes in northern Scottsdale and prompted evacuations as about 250 firefighters aided by…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The United States is about to start the countdown to its 250th anniversary. The buildup begins this July 4 at a…

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer The Associated Press visited a California prison for a graduation ceremony last month, as dozens of prisoners…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Backups are easing at U.S. airports thanks to a break in the weather, but travelers are still…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — World Bank President Ajay Banga, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year,…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Three-row SUVs have been a popular choice among car shoppers with large families. They typically seat up to eight passengers…

LONDON (AP) — Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group have run onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open’s red clay. She also won a…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer When Olivia Moultrie was just 13, her family moved from California to Oregon so she could train with the…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is battling an influx of disease-carrying mosquitoes by bringing in hundreds of thousands of the insects after being…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway has approved 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, saying the total investments are worth…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders will push ahead this week with plans to beef up the bloc’s borders and…