Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad…
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Texan whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort files wrongful death suit
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub in a Mexican beach town earlier…
Continue ReadingOutraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo on…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City in response to video of him attacking singer Cassie
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “ Diddy ” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of…
Continue ReadingVictim identified in Southern California homicide case, 41 years after her remains were found
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A victim whose skull was found by children in a Southern California city in 1983 has been identified 41 years after her…
Continue ReadingHonduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity ‘megaprison’ for gang members as part of a crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.” The plan is part of…
Continue ReadingMissouri abortion ban wasn’t about lawmakers imposing religious beliefs, judge says
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A Missouri judge has rejected the argument that lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on…
Continue ReadingItalian activist freed from Hungary returns home after being elected to European Parliament
ROME (AP) — Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis has returned to her parents’ house in the northern Italian city of Monza. Salis arrived on…
Continue ReadingRome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments
ROME (AP) — The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade has celebrated its 30th anniversary as tens of thousands of people in brightly colored outfits marched…
Continue ReadingA Japanese climber dies while trying to scale a mountain in northern Pakistan and another is missing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Japanese climber has died while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan and a…
Continue ReadingMissouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she…
Continue ReadingMalfunctioning steam room sets off alarm, prompts evacuation at Rhode Island YMCA
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) — A malfunctioning steam room at a YMCA in Rhode Island pumped out so much steam that it triggered an a sprinkler system…
Continue ReadingMilan menswear seeks reassurance in nostalgia and artisanal craft, from Fendi to Dolce&Gabbana
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Amid ongoing wars, hardening political divides and accelerating climate change, Milan designers…
Continue ReadingDutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists are missing on 3 islands
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Local media are reporting that a missing Dutch tourist has been found dead on the eastern…
Continue ReadingDerek Jeter’s New York castle might finally have a buyer
GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter has found a potential buyer for his New York castle after the sprawling…
Continue ReadingOn Father’s Day, this LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, NICK INGRAM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — On Father’s Day, Kansas residents Jen…
Continue ReadingUK government demands an explanation after police ram a runaway cow with a squad car
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister has demanded an “urgent explanation” after police officers were filmed ramming a runaway cow with…
Continue Reading8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza in deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making…
Continue ReadingMuch of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies
By The Associated Press After days of intense flooding in Florida, that state and many others are bracing for an intense heat wave, while the Pacific…
Continue ReadingHaitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian leaders have ousted Frantz Elbé, the beleaguered director of…
Continue ReadingDivers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over…
Continue ReadingHow South Africa’s rival parties ‘found each other’ in a last-ditch deal that saved a president
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s main political rivals are now partners in government after they…
Continue ReadingGerman police shoot to death an Afghan man who killed a compatriot, then attacked soccer fans
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they shot to death an Afghan man after he fatally attacked a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the…
Continue ReadingResidents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next…
Continue ReadingHow Elon Musk’s $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their…
Continue ReadingLower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even…
Continue ReadingAussie swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Bronte Campbell reach 4th Olympics, singer Cody Simpson misses out
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Olympic Committee has selected a 41-member swim team to represent Australia in the pool at the Paris…
Continue ReadingPhotos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm…
Continue ReadingThink cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer FOREST PARK, Illinois (AP) — Mayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips…
Continue ReadingSweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Sweden have carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of…
Continue ReadingTrump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters at a Black church, MAGA event in Detroit
By STEVE PEOPLES and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump blamed immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as…
Continue ReadingMaine police kill armed man after a night of gunfire and burned homes
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine State Police tactical team has killed a man on a rooftop after an hourslong standoff in which he shot at officers and…
Continue ReadingPeter Pellegrini, a close ally of the populist prime minister, is sworn in as Slovakia’s president
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Peter Pellegrini has been sworn in as the president of Slovakia in a ceremony that took place amid heightened security…
Continue ReadingUK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that…
Continue ReadingPhilippines seeks UN confirmation of its vast continental seabed in the disputed South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of a vast…
Continue ReadingCyprus says no let-up to fiscal discipline course as S&P raises country’s credit rating to BBB+
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it won’t let up on a course of strict fiscal discipline while supporting economically vulnerable groups and…
Continue ReadingUnsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics
By TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and…
Continue ReadingWorld leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent
By JAMEY KEATEN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of world leaders converged on a Swiss resort Saturday to…
Continue ReadingFrench protesters are standing up to the far right ahead of the country’s snap elections
By JADE LE DELEY and ELISE MORTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Anti-racism groups are joining French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in…
Continue ReadingA usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war’s punishing toll
By FATMA KHALED and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the…
Continue ReadingUS military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military has unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites…
Continue ReadingCharles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with NBA media deals
By The Associated Press Charles Barkley said Friday that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA’s media deals.…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets
By DAVE COLLINS, JUAN A. LOZANO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Bombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to…
Continue ReadingSome hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can’t
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The mailings promised “Life Without Pain!” via stem cell injections or IVs administered in a…
Continue ReadingChinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
By ROD McGUIRK and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a…
Continue ReadingMuslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, more than 1.83 million…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Democratic leaders clash with businesses over curbing retail theft. Here’s what to know
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a…
Continue ReadingIndiana Republicans upset Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor, backing far-right pick
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on…
Continue ReadingA few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth…
Continue ReadingPartisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is…
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