Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas has set a new record high for the second day in a row and Albuquerque tied its high…
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Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations in…
Continue ReadingEmirati authorities say an ex-Royal Marine arrested in Dubai over spying suspicion has been cleared
DUBAI Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared. U.K. media…
Continue ReadingBiden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, SYLVIE CORBET and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following a hotter-than-expected jobs report
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs…
Continue ReadingSwedish defense chief says actions against Philippines in South China Sea threaten global security
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP analysis on the rise of world’s debt-laden ‘zombie’ companies
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded “zombie” companies —…
Continue ReadingZombies: Ranks of world’s most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the…
Continue ReadingThe Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Organizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the…
Continue ReadingNationalist parties, far-left on the rise ahead of Sunday’s federal elections in Belgium
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian voters return to the polls on Sunday while both the far-right and the far-left are…
Continue ReadingAttacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC…
Continue ReadingSamoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Samoan author is charged with killing another…
Continue ReadingHow AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By The Associated Press The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and…
Continue ReadingPolitical newcomer who blew whistle on Trump faces experienced foes in Democratic primary
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s 7th District is a must-win for Democrats looking to regain control of the…
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend…
Continue ReadingHundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There’s a vacant motel next door
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
By RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin isn’t a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit…
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