Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author…
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Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It has now placed the former…
Continue ReadingMissing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say that a miner who was missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has…
Continue ReadingSteve Garvey visited Israel, but will it win over California voters in Senate race against Schiff?
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Looking to boost his longshot bid for one of California’s U.S. Senate seats, Republican Steve…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by…
Continue ReadingPastors see a wariness among Black men to talk abortion politics as Biden works to shore up base
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix pastor the Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr. has had countless discussions this election season with fellow…
Continue ReadingOn anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s death, her art’s spirituality keeps fans engaged around the globe
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols in…
Continue ReadingWith words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They’re…
Continue ReadingTaiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than…
Continue ReadingIran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president says his government will create “balance in relations with all…
Continue ReadingA Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South…
Continue ReadingFrench sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the…
Continue ReadingThings to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including…
Continue ReadingAn Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have…
Continue ReadingPrincess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her…
Continue ReadingA man is arrested in the UK over human remains found in dumped suitcases
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in…
Continue ReadingShelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one…
Continue ReadingBarbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon by beating Jasmine Paolini for her second Grand Slam trophy
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and…
Continue ReadingThe UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
Continue ReadingInside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
Continue ReadingRescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
Continue ReadingWho is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
Continue ReadingThe son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
Continue ReadingHouston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
Continue ReadingA Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue ReadingA Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue ReadingHistorically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
Associated Press WALLACE, La. (AP) — In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist…
Continue ReadingDeeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump and the Republican National Convention
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing…
Continue ReadingThe race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
Associated Press HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the 150-year-old…
Continue ReadingBiden’s supporters want to ‘let Joe be Joe’ — but his stumbles are now under a bigger spotlight
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities. But…
Continue ReadingMental health clinics across the US are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriers
Associated Press Michelle Mata wasn’t diagnosed with a mental illness until she was 23, after years of suffering. She knew very little about who to…
Continue ReadingTrump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
Continue ReadingChile says a Venezuelan fugitive has been arrested in the killing of an anti-Maduro dissident
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile says one of the suspects being sought in the kidnapping and killing of a dissident Venezuelan soldier on Chilean soil…
Continue ReadingArgentina designates Hamas a terrorist group in show of support for Israel
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated Hamas a terrorist organization and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the…
Continue ReadingPeter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is…
Continue ReadingConvicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been sentenced…
Continue ReadingUS Forest Service pilot hikes to safety after helicopter crash near central Idaho wildfire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say the pilot of a helicopter that was responding to a small wildfire in central Idaho before crashing in the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for Alec Baldwin after involuntary manslaughter case dismissal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer…
Continue ReadingTerrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. envoy says terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate case of long-missing man found in morgue
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate after the body of a long-missing man was found after months lying…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against…
Continue ReadingMississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights attorneys say Mississippi should work quickly to redraw some legislative districts to ensure…
Continue Reading5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were…
Continue ReadingGriff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour
Associated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single…
Continue ReadingA US judge is reining in the use of strip searches amid a police scandal in Louisiana’s capital city
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge is reining in the use of “strip searches” by police in Louisiana’s capital city. The…
Continue ReadingCanadian officer says Alice Munro claimed her daughter was lying about being abused by stepfather
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A retired police detective involved in the arrest of the husband of Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
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