Poland arrests sabotage suspects and warns of potential hostile acts by Russia
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says three people recently have been arrested on…
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Georgia’s auto port has its busiest month ever after taking 9,000 imports diverted from Baltimore
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its…
Continue ReadingTornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest
By HANNAH FINGERHUT, SCOTT McFETRIDGE and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a…
Continue ReadingNew York’s high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s high court has upheld a rule requiring companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary…
Continue ReadingGov. Moore celebrates ship’s removal, but says he won’t be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is celebrating the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of…
Continue ReadingFormer Florida signee Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier and others over failed $14M NIL deal
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach…
Continue ReadingLandmark Paris trial of Syrian officials accused of torturing, killing a father and his son starts
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGY and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials has begun…
Continue ReadingA Christian group allows Sunday morning access to a New Jersey beach it closed to honor God
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) — A Christian religious group that has closed its beaches on Sunday mornings for generations…
Continue ReadingRussian general who criticized equipment shortages in Ukraine is arrested on bribery charges
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian news reports say a general who was relieved of duty last year after complaining about problems faced by his troops…
Continue ReadingWhich states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Deadlines are coming up between now and July 5 in five states where advocates are trying to…
Continue ReadingSpain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over President Milei’s insults, escalating crisis
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Spain says it is pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made…
Continue ReadingVictims of UK’s infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says thousands of victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal will start…
Continue ReadingTurkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport. It…
Continue ReadingUS Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. ‘Use the power that we have’
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — She’s the U.S. Open champion. The highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated…
Continue ReadingGraceland is not for sale, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough says in lawsuit
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The granddaughter of Elvis Presley is fighting an attempt to publicly auction his Graceland…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it will return video equipment seized from AP
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s communications minister has ordered the government to return…
Continue ReadingChina sanctions former US lawmaker who supported Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China has sanctioned Mike Gallagher, a former Republican member of Congress from Wisconsin who has shown support for Taiwan.…
Continue ReadingEU reprimands Kosovo’s move to close down Serb bank branches over the use of the dinar currency
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union has reprimanded Kosovo over the unilateral closure of six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank. The EU…
Continue ReadingUN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A U.N. tribunal on maritime law has found that countries are legally required to reduce…
Continue ReadingUK court rules that extension of police powers to intervene in protests is unlawful
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that new regulations that gave U.K. police more powers to intervene in protests were unlawful.…
Continue ReadingVatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has made another big overture to China. It is reaffirming it poses no threat to…
Continue ReadingLondon judge rejects Prince Harry’s bid to add allegations against Rupert Murdoch in tabloid lawsuit
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry can’t expand his privacy lawsuit against The Sun tabloid’s publisher to add…
Continue ReadingAll that ‘checkout charity’ adds up. Domino’s plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press The world’s top-selling pizza chain is betting big on the generosity of its customers. And they are not alone.…
Continue ReadingPolice break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and ED WHITE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of…
Continue ReadingNo more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk…
Continue ReadingCongo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
By JESSICA DONATI, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press Congo’s army spokesman on Tuesday released the name of the third…
Continue ReadingSlovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has voted unanimously to condemn political violence following an assassination attempt on Prime…
Continue ReadingSevere turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines says one of its flights hit severe turbulence over the Indian…
Continue ReadingAt least 9 Egyptian women and children die when vehicle slides off ferry and plunges into Nile River
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least nine women and children have died after a small bus carrying about two dozen people slid off a ferry…
Continue ReadingAustrian leader lauds UK’s efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s leader has praised Britain as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedings to places outside Europe, citing a U.K.…
Continue ReadingItalian women’s prison, hundreds of residents evacuated after 4.4 magnitude quake in southern Italy
MILAN (AP) — A women’s prison near Naples has been evacuated as a precaution following a 4.4 magnitude quake with an epicenter at an active…
Continue ReadingTrump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on essentially nothing, from taxes and climate…
Continue ReadingMacron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration
By CATHERINE GASCHKA, JOHN LEICESTER and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | Prosecution and defense debate jury instructions in Trump’s criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense has rested its case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial without the former president testifying in his own…
Continue ReadingTrump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips &…
Continue ReadingHundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army says it has rescued hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children,…
Continue ReadingOver 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden announces
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden, aiming to highlight his legislative accomplishments this election year,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street sets more records
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed in cautious trading on Wednesday, with most of the regions’ benchmarks…
Continue ReadingSyrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president’s office says
BEIRUT (AP) — The office of President Bashar Assad has announced that Syrian first lady Asma Assad has been diagnosed with leukemia. The…
Continue ReadingTrump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ film ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S.…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US drone
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim they have shot down an American drone over the country on…
Continue ReadingMourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions…
Continue ReadingWeather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave…
Continue ReadingGermany’s foreign minister says in Kyiv that air defenses are an ‘absolute priority’ for Ukraine
By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says sending air defense systems to Ukraine to…
Continue ReadingUN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city
By SAMY MAGDY, LEE KEATH and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s deputy prime minister pledges support to Solomon Islands during visit to Honiara
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s deputy prime minister is visiting the Solomon Islands, as Canberra…
Continue ReadingGreek judge dismisses case against Egyptians accused in shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A Greek judge has dismissed charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a…
Continue ReadingAI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit, nations agree to align work on risks
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a…
Continue ReadingFrance is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here’s why
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY, BARBARA SURK and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Paris court is seeking to determine this week whether top…
Continue ReadingJudge hears wrongful conviction claim of Missouri inmate in prison for 33 years
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison serving life without parole for a murder in Missouri…
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