Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case pushed by Democrats to overturn…
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What to stream this weekend: ‘Bridgerton,’ Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘American Fiction’
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning…
Continue ReadingA plane with 3 aboard lands without landing gear at an Australian airport after burning off fuel
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after…
Continue ReadingFires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month, study says
By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A study says that fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last…
Continue ReadingActor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday. The…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their…
Continue ReadingApple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail…
Continue ReadingMass shooting causes deaths in crime-ridden township on southern edge of Mexico City, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a mass shooting in a mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several…
Continue Reading‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a…
Continue ReadingRescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
LEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy…
Continue ReadingLouisiana jury convicts 1 ex-officer and acquits another in 2022 shooting death
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who…
Continue ReadingHotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a…
Continue ReadingCommuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption…
Continue ReadingBlinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden…
Continue ReadingTunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent
By MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s fashion and dancing styles are in the spotlight as Harry and Meghan visit Lagos
By CHINEDU ASADU and DAN IKPOYI Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display on Sunday as…
Continue ReadingUK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
LONDON (AP) — Halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas, Britain’s foreign secretary said…
Continue ReadingRebels kill at least 4 people during an attack on a Central African Republic mining town
By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Authorities say that anti-government rebels in the Central African…
Continue ReadingShooting at Alabama party leaves 3 people dead and at least 12 wounded, police say
STOCKTON, Ala. (AP) — Three people are dead and at least 12 were wounded in a shooting at party in south Alabama. Andre Reid with the Baldwin…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been sworn as the first female president…
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