Month: June 2023

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan’s law minister says he expects a tougher armed response in the event of any repeat of political violence in the country. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar in an interview with The Associated Press accused followers of former premier Imran Khan of taking advantage of the initial

MILAN (AP) — Italians can celebrate lower pasta prices but must face higher prices across the board for fruit and vegetables. Italy’s industry ministry reported last week that prices of pasta had fallen by an average of 0.3% in May compared with a month earlier, saying that a monitoring system it set up had the

By TRISHA THOMAS and REBECCA PRECCIUTI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that resulted in hefty fines in the past. The

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in redistricting and other issues affecting federal elections, rejecting arguments by North Carolina Republicans that could have transformed contests for Congress and president. The justices by a 6-3 vote upheld a

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on kid-friendly flavors. The rise in e-cigarettes has been almost entirely driven by a wave of cheap,

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three men armed with sledgehammers and hatchets walked into an upscale mall in Mexico City and spent about a minute bashing in reinforced plate glass windows at a luxury jewelry store. They then snatched merchandise from the store’s displays and fled. The bizarre scene was captured on video by bystanders. The

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The future of Wisconsin’s top elections official is up for a vote as Republicans call for her to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential election. Meagan Wolfe, the administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, has defended the decisions she’s made and fought

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to take full political ownership of the U.S. economy — a reflection of the White House belief that inflation is fading, job growth is solid and voters need to know about it. But polling has consistently shown the economy to be a

By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia’s military belies Beijing’s growing anxieties over the war in Ukraine and how this affects the global balance of power. China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s “internal affair,” with state

WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an interviewer appears to undermine his later claim that he didn’t have such documents, only magazine and newspaper clippings. The recording, from a July 2021 interview Trump gave at his Bedminster, New Jersey, resort

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he never thought he would be shot even after the white man at the door he had mistakenly gone to in Kansas City pointed a gun at him. ABC’s “Good Morning America” aired an interview Tuesday with the now-17-year-old Yarl and his

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back. A lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is facing a cliffhanger vote next month that will test its global climate and environmental credentials, after its parliament was again deadlocked on pushing a nature restoration bill onwards. The legislature’s environment committee emerged deadlocked at 44-44 on the plan to beef up the

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s former health secretary has told an official inquiry that the U.K. was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic no-deal Brexit. Matt Hancock also said officials had to scramble to source protective

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least 3 people were killed when a 14-story apartment building collapsed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Officials say the high-rise collapsed early on Monday. Initially, reports said eight people were missing beneath the rubble. But on Tuesday, the city authorities confirmed the three deaths but did not

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has called for Russia “to stop the bombing” of Ukraine, a pointed message to South Africa as it draws accusations of aiding Moscow’s war effort. Annalena Baerbock’s visit to Pretoria was billed as an energy and climate visit. Her statement Tuesday on Russia came

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security forces say they rescued 2,700 people who had been trafficked and tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates. The number of people rescued and the scale of the raids conducted in metropolitan Manila early Tuesday were the largest so far this year. The raids illustrate how the Philippines has become

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A senior official with the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan’s prime minister are indicating a deal could soon be reached on a much-needed $6 billon bailout package for the impoverished south Asian country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HOLLY RAMER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) — The rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump deepened Tuesday as the two leading Republican White House candidates staged dueling events in the critical early voting state of New Hampshire. Addressing a town hall in Hollis,

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Contrary to popular belief, estate planning isn’t just for older adults or the wealthy, as unexpected circumstances can affect anyone regardless of age or financial status. Dying without a will leaves the fate of your assets to state laws, potentially burdening your loved ones with legal complications. Major life events,

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International prosecutors say that investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs. The announcement Tuesday underscores the staggering scale of criminality — mainly

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer It took more than three decades after the founding of the Women’s Tennis Association for all four Grand Slam tournaments to agree to give the same prize money to female and male players. Now the women’s tour is pledging to make sure its athletes also get identical paychecks at

By TRAVIS LOLLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has resigned under pressure. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Stika on Tuesday following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior. Stika’s departure closes a turbulent

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol, according to the chairman of a Senate panel that on Tuesday released a new report on the intelligence

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Videos circulating online show a fire tearing through a high-rise residential building in the United Arab Emirates. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the blaze early Tuesday in Ajman, one of the seven emirates that makes up the UAE, which also includes the futuristic cities of Dubai

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about Wimbledon? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test your knowledge. Who was the last player other than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to win the men’s singles championship at the

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A report by the ombudsman in North Macedonia says inmates in the country’s overcrowded prisons and patients at poorly staffed psychiatric hospitals are frequently subjected to inhumane and degrading conditions. The country’s ombudsman is an independent public prosecutor with the power to investigate public complaints,

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. An annual report by the Department for Research and Information on Anti-Semitism said on Tuesday that while it registered a slight

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have detected “movement” underground at a shuttered gold mine where they believe at least 31 illegal miners died in a suspected gas explosion last month. They say that raises the very slim possibility that there may be survivors. But