Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet
By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of…
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Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default
By KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and…
Continue Reading Ed Ames, ’50s pop singer with Ames Brothers and ’60s TV star in ‘Daniel Boone,’ dies at 95
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Writer Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a…
Continue Reading Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of key events that led to Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton being impeached by the state’s…
Continue Reading 2 horses die from injuries at Churchill Downs, bringing total to 12 at home of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past…
Continue Reading Iraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe
By SALAR SALIM IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate…
Continue Reading Mass protests against Israeli government’s plans to change legal system enter 21st week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathered for the relentless weekly protests against their government’s plans to…
Continue Reading UAE releases Lebanese detainees after death in custody raised allegations of mistreatment
By ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT (AP) — A group of Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released, according to Lebanon’s foreign…
Continue Reading Sudan military ruler seeks removal of UN envoy in letter to UN chief, who is ‘shocked’ by the demand
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Sudan’s military ruler has demanded in a letter to the U.N. secretary general that the…
Continue Reading Florida man at center of fatal human smuggling case pleads not guilty in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Florida man charged with human smuggling related to the deaths last year of four immigrants near the Canadian border has…
Continue Reading Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer seeking insanity defense
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know about Memorial Day including its controversies
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s…
Continue Reading Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea told…
Continue Reading Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — Tourism police say a snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan has killed 11 people, including a…
Continue ReadingHong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after…
Continue Reading Pope Francis resumes regular appointments after canceling schedule with a fever
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever. The pontiff held a…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is…
Continue Reading Polish president seeks experts’ advice on contentious law targeting opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Aides to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda say that his experts have begun analyzing a highly contentious law on…
Continue Reading Clashes between Senegal’s police and supporters of opposition leader leave one dead, others hurt
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal have left one…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations…
Continue Reading Protesters encircle Serbian state TV building to press government to ease its grip on media
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have encircled the Serbian state television…
Continue Reading Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many…
Continue Reading UK police free man involved in Downing Street collision — then arrest him on unrelated charge
LONDON (AP) — A man who was taken into custody after his car crashed into the gates of the British prime minister’s residence in central London…
Continue Reading Baby eels remain one of America’s most valuable fish after strong year in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels…
Continue Reading Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations has announced that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian…
Continue Reading Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait as Beijing keeps up pressure on island
BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the…
Continue Reading Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic…
Continue Reading Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for their…
Continue Reading Germany expects Russia to expel German diplomats, teachers, cultural staff
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russia will start expelling German diplomats, teachers and employees of German cultural…
Continue Reading Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic…
Continue Reading From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in…
Continue Reading VP Harris praises cadets’ sacrifice in West Point’s 1st commencement speech by a woman
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West…
Continue Reading Systems error affecting electronic gates leaves travelers to UK waiting for hours
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Travelers arriving in the U.K. faced long delays Saturday after a technical problem shut electronic…
Continue Reading New Mexico shooting victims mourned by their children, 64 grandchildren
By RIO YAMAT and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gwendolyn Dean Schofield hoped to live to 100, and she was nearly there. But on…
Continue Reading Disgusted by racism targeting soccer’s Vinícius, his Brazilian hometown rallies to defend him
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press SAO GONCALO, Brazil (AP) — The chants of “monkey!” at the Spanish soccer stadium echoed across the Atlantic,…
Continue Reading Cracks emerging in Europe’s united front to battle climate change
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the…
Continue Reading New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada’s cost at $380 million
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the…
Continue Reading Ukraine soccer league set for a title-deciding game in a remarkable, war-hit season
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other Sunday in the…
Continue Reading As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that…
Continue Reading GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension
By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached…
Continue Reading A growing number of LGBTQ+ Russians seek refuge from war, discrimination in Argentina
By NATACHA PISARENKO and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Anastasia Domini and wife Anna are part of an increasing…
Continue Reading Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press RENK, South Sudan (AP) — Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s youngest…
Continue Reading Le Mans 24-hour race to include hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026
OYAMA, Japan (AP) — The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race, will be open to hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026.…
Continue Reading Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming ‘green corridors’ to fast-track cleaner technologies
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer It’s among the world’s busiest container shipping routes — a stream of vessels packed with…
Continue Reading 5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press There’s no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. “Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama…
Continue Reading Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands,…
Continue Reading Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin…
Continue Reading ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony…
Continue Reading Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers…
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