US pledges to help Australia manufacture guided missiles by 2025
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The United States says it will expand its military industrial base by helping Australia…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to ‘punish’ Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says that if governments of Muslim-majority…
Continue ReadingBlinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover…
Continue ReadingBurning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says that salvage crews are preparing to tow a car-carrying…
Continue Reading5 injured in shooting at Seattle parking lot; police say no immediate arrests
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Seattle parking lot during which the police chief said “dozens and dozens of rounds”…
Continue ReadingTo wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary’s capital, Eva Redai…
Continue ReadingA drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man’s feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there…
Continue ReadingBlack Belt Eagle Scout’s latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe’s ancestral lands
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle…
Continue Reading30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and…
Continue ReadingAfter an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won’t change
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile…
Continue ReadingEx-New Mexico police informant headed to prison after admitting 5 bank robberies to feed addiction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who confessed to five bank robberies last year, including one bank he robbed twice, has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading‘God willing, we will meet again in Libya.’ A migrant family’s tale shows chaos at Tunisian border
By RENATA BRITO, ELAINE GANLEY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin regained consciousness after collapsing in the desert,…
Continue ReadingWater is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, BEATRICE DUPUY and REBECCA BLACKWELL Associated Press KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — In the sweltering summer heat, nobody tries to…
Continue ReadingFrench President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart in the first visit by a French leader to the…
Continue ReadingFresh charges tie Trump even more closely to coverup effort. That could deepen his legal woes
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ community proud and visible at Women’s World Cup
By MAX RALPH Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson has helped create two milestones at the Women’s…
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely…
Continue ReadingElection disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters…
Continue ReadingEx-Puerto Rico boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty on two charges tied to death of his pregnant lover
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has been found guilty on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late night Friday after bringing heavy rain…
Continue ReadingUN says it’s forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions…
Continue ReadingAaron Hernandez’s brother now facing federal charges over alleged threatening messages
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The troubled brother of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez was charged Friday, now in federal court, with new counts of…
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‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation…
Continue ReadingThe UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched…
Continue Reading4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into…
Continue ReadingScott Hoying of Pentatonix celebrates love, goes solo with seven-track debut ‘Parallel’
By JOHN RABY Associated Press During a two-month break in the a cappella group Pentatonix’s world tour, baritone Scott Hoying became a newlywed. He…
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety…
Continue ReadingBiden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh…
Continue ReadingMexico to set up center for third-country migrants and U.S. will take referrals for possible refuge
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government says it will take referrals of Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan citizens in Mexico for possible…
Continue ReadingKurdish groups: Turkish strikes in Syria, Iraq kill eight fighters
By HOGIR AL ABDO and SALAR SALIM BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish-led armed groups in Iraq and Syria allege that Turkish airstrikes killed a total of eight…
Continue ReadingMontana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked a new law that puts restrictions on…
Continue ReadingAutomaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing…
Continue ReadingJudge allows suit alleging that hospital ignored parents and performed fetal autopsy without consent
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a hospital system performed an…
Continue ReadingTrucking company Yellow Corp. is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Here’s what you need to know
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp. isn’t looking good. After years…
Continue ReadingCount of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ballots from Spaniards living abroad were counted Friday, and they gave a new twist to the…
Continue ReadingMontana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
By JOSH FUNK and SAM METZ Associated Press Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive…
Continue ReadingNiger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Mutinuous soldiers in Niger have overthrown the nation’s democratically elected…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump appeals judge’s decision to keep hush-money case in New York state court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court Friday to reverse a federal judge’s decision to…
Continue ReadingRoller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in…
Continue ReadingJudge criticizes prosecutors’ handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami is criticizing prosecutors for an apparent attempt to undercut a court…
Continue ReadingVariety revises article on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker that was sharply criticized
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment publication Variety, under fire this week for an article it published about…
Continue ReadingDefense presses case that mental illness spurred Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal trial for a man who fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue is approaching its conclusion as the defense makes…
Continue Reading2 years after a woman and her dog were slain in an Atlanta park, police renew calls for public help
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have renewed calls for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her…
Continue ReadingPaperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s top health official implored states to do more to keep lower-income…
Continue ReadingHuman rights group identifies 133rd baby snatched from mother during Argentina’s dictatorship
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — DNA tests have confirmed the identity of a man who was taken from his mother…
Continue ReadingJudge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts…
Continue ReadingJustice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme…
Continue Reading3 people fatally shot, 2 wounded in a town in southern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say three people were shot and killed at a residential building in southern Germany on Friday and another two wounded in a…
Continue ReadingColorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who hit two protesters, killing one of them, with his car during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Seattle in 2020 has…
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