German council approves a revised plan by Tesla to expand its plant near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A local council in Germany has approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a…
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Civil rights groups accuse conservatives of recasting landmark Brown v. Board ruling on 70th anniversary
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Seventy years after the Supreme Court acknowledged that “separate but equal” had no place in the United States,…
Continue ReadingJapan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 ‘postmodern coup’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the…
Continue Reading7 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of seven European Union member states say the situation in Syria…
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La policía abate a un hombre armado que intentaba prender fuego una sinagoga en Francia
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía abatió este viernes a un hombre armado que intentaba prender fuego una sinagoga en Ruán, en el…
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Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
CNN By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition
By PETR DAVID JOSEK Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials in Slovakia say Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone,…
Continue ReadingProtests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development…
Continue ReadingSuspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say suspected militants have bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the…
Continue ReadingThe Mona Lisa was set in this surprising Italian town, geologist claims
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa — one of the most famous paintings in the world — is shrouded in mystery; from…
Continue ReadingMan kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say a man has stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two officers in what’s being investigated…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Michael Cohen regala a Donald Trump su mejor día en el juicio por sobornos hasta ahora
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Donald Trump finalmente tuvo un buen día en la corte. El posible candidato republicano ha parecido a menudo…
Continue ReadingPolice shoot dead armed attacker who started fire in Rouen synagogue
By Saskya Vandoorne and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — Police have shot dead an armed attacker who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the…
Continue ReadingUS military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know
By Colin McCullough, Jessie Yeung, Nadeen Ebrahim, and Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday…
Continue ReadingFrench police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ROUEN, France (AP) — French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal…
Continue ReadingPutin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on…
Continue ReadingTrucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly…
Continue ReadingBrazil picked by FIFA to get soccer’s 2027 Women’s World Cup, a first for South America
By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose…
Continue ReadingChina rolls out new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer China has announced fresh measures to revive its ailing property industry after the latest data showed…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 dead after hurricane-force winds pound Houston as power outages persist amid rising temperatures
By Dalia Faheid, Paradise Afshar, Caitlin Kaiser, Joe Sutton, Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were killed in…
Continue ReadingLatinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in…
Continue ReadingHezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a…
Continue ReadingDe La Cruz goes 4 for 4 with career-high 4 steals in Reds’ 7-2 win over Dodgers
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elly De La Cruz went 4 for 4 with a career-best four stolen bases and scored three times in the…
Continue ReadingNRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting in downtown Dallas, gathering for…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s election might be a defining moment — with new complications. Here’s what to know
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 dead after hurricane-force winds pound Houston as power outages persist amid rising temperatures
KHOU, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Paradise Afshar, Caitlin Kaiser, Joe Sutton, Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were…
Continue ReadingAmy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob…
Continue ReadingFor the children of Gaza, war means no school — and no indication when formal learning might return
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all…
Continue ReadingFIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer
BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a…
Continue ReadingArmy presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — After 73 years and a long fight with the Army, a Korean War veteran…
Continue ReadingPutin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia
By HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is concluding a two-day visit to China by…
Continue ReadingSoccer players in Australia charged over alleged transnational betting plot
By Chris Lau and Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Three players from Australia’s top soccer league have been arrested and charged over an…
Continue ReadingThe latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — On many nights, hundreds of migrants squeeze through poles in a border wall or…
Continue ReadingThe latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — On many nights, hundreds of migrants squeeze through poles in a border wall or…
Continue ReadingAfter decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win
By TOM KRISHER and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes…
Continue ReadingHundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
By JEFF MARTIN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues have joined Roger Fortson’s…
Continue ReadingVatican revamps norms to evaluate visions of Mary as it adapts to internet age and combats hoaxers
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin…
Continue ReadingMan gets 30 years in prison for attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who broke into the home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seeking to hold her…
Continue ReadingMan gets 30 years in prison for attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who broke into the home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seeking to hold her…
Continue ReadingExclusive satellite images show destroyed Russian jets and building at Crimean airbase
By Paul P. Murphy and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Satellite images exclusively obtained by CNN show three destroyed Russian jets and damaged…
Continue ReadingAfter blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARGERY BECK Associated Press At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure…
Continue ReadingMexico’s cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds…
Continue ReadingIsrael insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel strongly denied charges of genocide on Friday, telling the United Nations’…
Continue ReadingTrump campaigns in Minnesota, predicting he will win the traditionally Democratic state in November
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money…
Continue ReadingJudge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin’s indictment in fatal 2021 shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge plans to rule next week on a grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin in…
Continue ReadingJudge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin’s indictment in fatal 2021 shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge plans to rule next week on a grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin in…
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