UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution…
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A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds
By AYANNA ALEXANDER and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination…
Continue ReadingGladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White…
Continue ReadingTop Canadian judge will step down from Hong Kong’s top court following other resignations
LONDON (AP) — Hong Kong officials say a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from the city’s top court.…
Continue ReadingSoldiers in Malawi search for missing military plane carrying vice president and former first lady
By GREGORY GONDWE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern…
Continue ReadingPolice update number of people injured in Madison rooftop shooting to 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are now saying at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin’s capital city.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home
TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Mohammed Rashid once worked as a forklift driver in a Chicago warehouse. Fast forward to…
Continue ReadingAfrican elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few…
Continue ReadingAn investment firm has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and wants to oust the CEO
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has bought a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest…
Continue ReadingChrysler recalls more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks due to software malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Stellantis-owned Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S., due to a software malfunction that…
Continue ReadingThe presidential primary season is officially over. Here’s what the results could mean for November
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary calendar has officially come to an end with weekend victories for…
Continue ReadingA report says women were abused in Nigerian military cells after fleeing Boko Haram captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International says in a new report that dozens of women and young girls have been…
Continue ReadingMeet Will Butler, the singer-songwriter who makes Broadway’s ‘Stereophonic’ rock
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The assignment was daunting: Write a song for an onstage moment of transcendence. Make it…
Continue ReadingIndian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top…
Continue ReadingFDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials are vowing to work more closely to…
Continue ReadingIOC boss Thomas Bach says snap elections in France won’t impact the Paris Olympics
By TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee says the snap national election called by French…
Continue ReadingSalt Lake City Olympic bid projects $4 billion in total costs to stage 2034 Winter Games
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Organizers for the proposed 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City released their first budget estimate, projecting…
Continue ReadingSlovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious…
Continue ReadingMassive fire at 4-story Miami apartment building displaces at least 40 people
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — At least 40 people have been displaced after a massive fire broke out at a…
Continue ReadingDePaul University dismisses biology professor after assignment tied to Israel-Hamas war
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University says it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas…
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