China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American…
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16 South American migrants who entered US through Texas flown to California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered…
Continue Reading North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push…
Continue Reading Florida woman charged with child neglect after her car catches fire as she was allegedly shoplifting
OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman faces charges of aggravated child neglect and arson after her car became engulfed in flames while she was…
Continue Reading Hoskin seeks second term as leader of powerful Cherokee Nation
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation, is set to elect a new…
Continue Reading 4 kids drown, man missing after Quebec fishing accident
MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec provincial police say a fishing excursion ended in tragedy when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec.…
Continue Reading Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States…
Continue Reading Texas bans gender-affirming care for minors after governor signs bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on…
Continue Reading Florida police arrest man, search for 2 others in Memorial Day beach shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened…
Continue Reading Alaska police find 3 bodies on vessel, cite controlled substances as possible contributing factor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Police in Juneau, Alaska, say three people were found dead over the course of three days on board a vessel anchored offshore.…
Continue Reading Week after Iowa building collapse, Minnesota condo evacuated over stability concerns
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — More than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota amid concerns that the building was unstable. The…
Continue Reading Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate…
Continue Reading Federal court reinstates death penalty order for Missouri inmate convicted of killing jailers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution granted to a Missouri inmate who was convicted of killing two jailers. The…
Continue Reading Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied for a fifth time in a month after two mass shootings…
Continue Reading Israelis rally against proposed judiciary overhaul continue for 22nd week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling…
Continue Reading Wildfire in Canadian province contained, while another burns out of control
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia…
Continue Reading Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained eight people on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s…
Continue Reading Key suspect in Natalee Holloway’s case moved to new prison ahead of extradition to US
By MAURICIO MUÑOZ and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student…
Continue Reading Cardinal performs rite to restore Vatican altar desecrated by man’s naked protest
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of St. Peter’s Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ event in Iowa
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making…
Continue Reading Official: 1 dead, 14 rescued after overloaded boat capsizes near southern Haiti
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say one person has died and 14 were rescued after an overloaded boat…
Continue Reading Man City beats Man United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of treble bid
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure. Add the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win…
Continue Reading Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after…
Continue Reading Connecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures is headed to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The state Senate debated through the…
Continue Reading Russia bans ‘unfriendly’ countries’ journalists from showpiece economic gathering
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have…
Continue Reading Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven…
Continue Reading Austria’s Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around…
Continue Reading Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how…
Continue Reading Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says the number of people killed in clashes…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinian refugees raises just $107 million of $300 million needed
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors at a pledging conference provided just $107 million in new funds for the United…
Continue Reading India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister had been scheduled to inaugurate an electrical semi-high-speed train…
Continue Reading Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is…
Continue Reading Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an…
Continue Reading Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Turkey to send commando unit to help quell unrest in Kosovo
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern…
Continue Reading Pope to visit Mongolia at end of summer in visit rich in geopolitical significance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer. The visit will be a first for a pontiff and one rich in…
Continue Reading 3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead. That’s…
Continue Reading Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow…
Continue ReadingDelegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest…
Continue Reading As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in…
Continue Reading Inside Russia’s penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he’ll wake up in a bare concrete cell…
Continue Reading UAE defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit it will host
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit…
Continue Reading DeSantis wraps up 1st early states tour as candidate with more personal touch in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is wrapping up his first tour of early…
Continue Reading Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath…
Continue Reading India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
By RAFIQ MAQBOOL, ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press BALASORE, India (AP) — Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and…
Continue Reading A look at deadly train crashes in India in recent decades
NEW DELHI (AP) — The latest deadly train crash in India happened Friday, when two passenger trains derailed. Officials say more than 200 people…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
By JUAN ZAMORANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through…
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