Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders describes President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance as “painful.” In an…
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Biden to give extended interview to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday
ABC News says George Stephanopoulos will conduct the first extended interview with President Biden since his alarming debate performance against…
Continue ReadingAnn Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal…
Continue ReadingUS deports 116 Chinese migrants in first ‘large’ flight in 5 years
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says it has deported 116 Chinese migrants from the United States in the…
Continue ReadingFDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US
Associated Prees CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has welcomed President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement about his…
Continue ReadingIn wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary…
Continue ReadingItalian landowner is arrested after an Indian worker bled to death in accident with farm equipment
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police have arrested an Italian farm owner after one of his workers, an undocumented laborer from India, bled to death…
Continue ReadingUnion sues Philadelphia over requirement that city workers return to the office full time
Associated Press A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees has asked a judge to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement…
Continue ReadingLebanese authorities charge US Embassy shooter with affiliation to militant Islamic State group
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A judge at Lebanon’s military court has charged the gunman who opened fire at the U.S. embassy near Beirut with…
Continue ReadingBilly Harris’ tennis journey goes from Isle of Man to van life in Europe to Wimbledon
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — It’s all about the journey for tennis player Billy Harris. Harris lost his Wimbledon debut on Tuesday but he’s…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court refuses to hear bite mark case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the case of an Alabama man who has spent decades in prison for a murder…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights. The justices on Tuesday declined to hear…
Continue ReadingTaiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and demands its release
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says that China’s coast guard has boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat and steered it to a port in mainland China.…
Continue ReadingBiden plans to meet with Democratic governors and look to shore up support after shaky debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to speak with Democratic governors as he attempts to solidify support among his…
Continue ReadingRep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step…
Continue ReadingHezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the…
Continue ReadingUN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — United Nations human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal…
Continue ReadingOklahoma St RB Ollie Gordon II, who won Doak Walker Award last season, arrested for suspicion of DUI
AP Sports Writer Police say Oklahoma State running back and Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II has been arrested for suspicion of DUI. A state…
Continue ReadingTwo plundered ancient Greek vases are repatriated from Switzerland
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two plundered marble vases that marked ancient Athenians’ graves more than 2,000 years ago, including one with an emotional…
Continue ReadingMan accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
Associated Press The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but…
Continue ReadingMexican president says a fight over drug and migrant trafficking was behind the massacre of 19
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a fight between gangs over drug and migrant trafficking routes was behind the massacre of 19 men…
Continue ReadingStripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 19-year-old and the club where she worked as a stripper have sued Florida’s attorney general and two local…
Continue ReadingOfficer 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…
Continue ReadingJudge’s ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest…
Continue ReadingGreece deploys foreign firefighters for the third year running to help tackle wildfires
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say 240 firefighters from Bulgaria, Malta, Moldova and Romania, will be deployed in Greece from early July…
Continue ReadingGoogle falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Associated Press Google, which has an ambitious plan to address climate change with cleaner operations, came nowhere close to its goals last year,…
Continue ReadingGiuliani 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 ReadingIndigenous 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 ReadingProsecutors 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 ReadingFormer 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 ReadingAI 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 ReadingMelting 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 ReadingSurvey finds popular support for NATO at a challenging time for the Western alliance
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new survey by Pew Research Center finds public support for NATO in some of the countries belonging to the Western military…
Continue Reading6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — All six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last…
Continue ReadingJudge 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 ReadingDavid Attenborough’s colorful impact on Wimbledon and tennis: yellow balls
LONDON (AP) — British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough’s visit to Wimbledon has provided a vivid reminder of his impact on the…
Continue ReadingDefense 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 ReadingUS 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‘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 ReadingThe 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 that could be used to…
Continue ReadingBritish 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 ReadingHaiti 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 ReadingEven 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 ReadingFed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is slowing 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 ReadingMarketa 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingSupreme 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 Tuesday to weigh Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingProtests 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 ReadingAccused 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…
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