Officer who killed Tamir Rice leaves new job in West Virginia
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police…
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Prosecutors ask France’s highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria’s president
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors have asked the country’s highest court to rule on the validity of the international…
Continue Reading Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred…
Continue Reading Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents serving warrants
Associated Press Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI…
Continue Reading Former Iowa police chief sentenced to 5 years in prison in federal gun case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former small-town Iowa police chief has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to authorities to…
Continue Reading AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
AP Technology Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or share a…
Continue Reading Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
AP Science Writer A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered…
Continue Reading Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Associated Press In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in…
Continue Reading British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others has been…
Continue Reading The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine. The vaccine could be…
Continue Reading ‘It’s our moment.’ Girmay’s Tour de France breakthrough comes as the cycling worlds head to Africa
AP Sports Writer Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France on TV each July with his father. He idolized three-time world champion…
Continue Reading Haiti police retake control of a police station in the capital that was attacked by gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti say they have regained control of a police station in Haiti’s capital that has…
Continue Reading Even the biggest stars of tennis feel nerves before first-round matches at Wimbledon and other Slams
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Tennis players insist that initial matches at one of their sport’s four most prestigious events — the Australian…
Continue Reading US job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates. The Labor…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling again, though it isn’t yet time to cut rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women’s Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to upend Texas’ age verification law for porn websites
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry seeking to upend a Texas law that requires…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an e-cigarette case. The high court agreed to consider Tuesday whether the Food…
Continue Reading Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Protests continue in Kenya’s capital and elsewhere over a finance bill that would raise the cost of…
Continue Reading Accused scammer who claimed to be Irish heiress has been extradited to UK to face charges
A woman accused of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming several victims out of tens of thousands of dollars has been…
Continue Reading US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New…
Continue Reading ‘We thought we were going to die:’ Thirty injured as ‘strong turbulence’ forces Air Europa plane to land in Brazil
CNN By Zahid Mahmood and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Thirty passengers were injured after a flight from Madrid to Uruguay was hit by “strong…
Continue Reading Small businesses could find filing for bankruptcy more difficult as government program expires
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired,…
Continue Reading Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right”…
Continue Reading Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society have rallied in the southern port city of Karachi against the death…
Continue Reading Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an…
Continue Reading Leaders of Poland, Germany meet to mend strained ties and discuss Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Government leaders of Poland and Germany are holding consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to…
Continue Reading Andy Murray withdraws from singles at his last Wimbledon and only will play doubles with his brother
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from…
Continue Reading Vandals behead a controversial sculpture of Mary giving birth to Jesus in an Austrian cathedral
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in…
Continue Reading Crush at India religious event kills more than 120, mostly women
By Aishwarya S Iyer, Mariya Knight, Sugam Pokharel, Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A crowd crush at a religious gathering in…
Continue Reading Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
Associated Press It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian…
Continue Reading Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a…
Continue Reading Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ dead at 57
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player and artist turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the…
Continue Reading French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s…
Continue Reading 2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked. Aid group Tearfund announced…
Continue Reading UK’s landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 2010 Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown lost the election and handed power to a coalition…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 2: Hurricane Beryl, Presidential immunity, Social media, Ukraine coup attempt, Gaza
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — China now has the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon and says it will share them with…
Continue Reading Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
Associated Press ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading…
Continue Reading Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society
Associated Press HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political…
Continue Reading UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says it has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa…
Continue Reading Tracking destructive and deadly tornadoes in the US, in maps and charts
By Matt Stiles and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,000 tornadoes sprout up across the United States in an average year, causing billions…
Continue Reading A court in Belarus sentences 20 analysts to prison terms on charges of conspiracy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced 20 political analysts to prison terms of at least 10 years each after convicting them in…
Continue Reading A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Intelligence officials in Norway says that a Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of…
Continue Reading A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling…
Continue Reading Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years after Dutch King…
Continue Reading Inflation is down in Europe. But the European Central Bank is in no hurry to make more rate cuts
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the way down in Europe. That’s good news. But not good enough for the European…
Continue Reading Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s providing $504 million in implementation grants for a dozen technology…
Continue Reading Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. The Democrat warns as…
Continue Reading Biden’s campaign announces a $264 million fundraising haul in 2nd quarter during post-debate anxiety
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264…
Continue Reading Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting transfer of hospital patients
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Michael Schwartz and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders on Monday…
Continue Reading Viktor Orban, Putin’s greatest European ally, makes first trip to Kyiv since start of war
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale war began, and…
Continue Reading Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Ten members of a Cambodian environmental activist group that campaigned against destructive…
Continue Reading India’s T20 World Cup cricket heroes to fly home after being stranded by powerful hurricane
By Duarte Mendonca, Manveena Suri and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s T20 World Cup-winning cricket team will finally be able to fly home…
Continue Reading Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision
By Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The head of Gaza’s largest hospital has claimed he was repeatedly…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S.…
Continue Reading Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s northeast kill at least 16 people
Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Authorities say floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s…
Continue Reading Australian police arrest 14-year-old boy suspected of stabbing a student at the University of Sydney
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after allegedly stabbing a…
Continue Reading How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
AP Science Writer Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are…
Continue Reading As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at…
Continue Reading UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution urging wealthy and developed nations to…
Continue Reading Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people,…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government
By Mariya Knight and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into…
Continue Reading Ringleader of fire that killed 5 in Senegalese family, ripping hole in the community, gets 60 years
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family…
Continue Reading Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N.…
Continue Reading California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems.…
Continue Reading Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from…
Continue Reading US eliminated from Copa America with 1-0 loss to Uruguay, increasing pressure to fire Berhalter
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregg Berhalter gave a single-word answer after the United States was eliminated from the Copa America…
Continue Reading Authorities find 19 bodies piled in a dump truck in a cartel-dominated area of southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities have found 19 bodies piled in and around a dump truck in a cartel-dominated area of southern Mexico, near the border…
Continue Reading Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal…
Continue Reading Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence
AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Four years after violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a jury…
Continue Reading Darrell Christian, former AP managing editor and sports editor, dies at 75
AP Sports Writer Darrell L. Christian, a former managing editor and sports editor of The Associated Press, has died. He was 75. Christian died of…
Continue Reading Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to…
Continue Reading Ahead of election, Venezuela’s Maduro says he has agreed to resume negotiations with United States
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government plans to resume negotiations with the U.S. government this week, President…
Continue Reading 2 men were arrested on public road within Oprah’s Hawaii ranch. They’re suspected of illegal hunting
KULA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii officials say two men arrested on a public road within Oprah Winfrey’s property on the island of Maui are…
Continue Reading Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Organizers of competing petition efforts seeking to squelch or expand abortion access in Nebraska are looking…
Continue Reading North Korea brags of new missile with ‘super-large warhead.’ Outsiders doubt the North’s claim
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a…
Continue Reading Celtics star Jayson Tatum agrees to 5-year, $314 million supermax extension, AP source says
AP Sports Writer Jayson Tatum has agreed to a five-year, $314 million contract extension to remain with the Boston Celtics, a person with knowledge…
Continue Reading More evaluation ordered for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald’s
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts individual charged with assault with intent to murder after six people, including four girls at a movie…
Continue Reading UN launches global road safety campaign in US with goal of halving the number of victims by 2030
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has launched its global road safety campaign in the United States, which aims to halve…
Continue Reading Officers kill 3 coyotes at San Francisco Botanical Garden after attack on 5-year-old girl
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife officers have shot and killed three coyotes at the San Francisco Botanical Garden after a coyote attacked a…
Continue Reading US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
By Abel Alvarado and Omar Fajardo, CNN (CNN) — The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the…
Continue Reading Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The…
Continue Reading GOP US Rep. Spartz, of Indiana, charged with bringing gun through airport security, officials say
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through…
Continue Reading Predators add Stamkos, Marchessault in blockbuster moves; NHL teams drop $1B in free agent frenzy
AP Hockey Writers The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos…
Continue Reading Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say
AP Sports Writers DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson has taken off his Golden State jersey for the last time. And the Warriors say they’re going to…
Continue Reading Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Weather forecasters in New Mexico are warning that much of the state faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous…
Continue Reading Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia’s UN ambassador says he can’t
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he can settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s…
Continue Reading Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico will include status plebiscite in November’s general elections
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s territorial status will be on the ballot in the U.S. territory’s general elections…
Continue Reading Animal rescuers save more than 100 dolphins during mass stranding event around Cape Cod
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers have been able to coax more than 100 dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod over the weekend…
Continue Reading Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots
By Scott McLean and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have…
Continue Reading TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Carlos Watson has taken the witness stand in the criminal trial surrounding the collapse of his Ozy…
Continue Reading Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in death of Black man
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the December death of a Black man in…
Continue Reading California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that includes up to $12 million for…
Continue Reading US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants. The agreement…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in murder trial of former Houston police officer
HOUSTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a former Houston police officer who took part in a 2019 drug raid that led to the…
Continue Reading Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang, wanted in Venezuela and Chile
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police have arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that was founded in a Venezuelan…
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