Senior US envoy looks into possibilities for solving Lebanon-Israel border dispute
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A senior U.S. envoy visiting Beirut says Washington is looking into possibilities for solving a…
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Belarus journalist jailed for ‘facilitating extremism’ after collecting data for human rights group
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced a high-profile journalist to 3 1/2 years for…
Continue ReadingBiden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms…
Continue ReadingTexas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors…
Continue ReadingIowa teen on trial for killing of 2 fellow students says he feared for his life
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager says he feared for his life when he fatally shot two fellow students…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn’t heard a case but Republicans may impeach
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Even before the newly elected justice who gave liberals a one-seat majority on the Wisconsin…
Continue ReadingUS government cancels loans for former Ashford University students and plans to recoup costs
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who…
Continue ReadingTwo ex-Proud Boys leaders get among the longest sentences in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have…
Continue ReadingBavaria’s deputy governor rejects new accusations of antisemitic behavior when he was in school
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The deputy governor of Germany’s Bavaria state has defended himself against mounting…
Continue ReadingPope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to…
Continue ReadingElection workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with…
Continue ReadingPoland and South Korea plan to hold joint military exercises in Poland soon
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense ministers for Poland and South Korea say the two countries plan to hold joint military exercises in Poland soon to…
Continue ReadingWhite man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, judge rules
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a…
Continue ReadingCanada issues US travel advisory warning LGBTQ+ community about laws that may affect them
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has updated its travel advisory to the U.S., warning members of the LGBTQ+ community that…
Continue ReadingAppeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that allows a former death row…
Continue ReadingUN demands that Lebanon’s forces and Hezbollah militants allow unannounced UN peacekeeping patrols
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution demanding that the Lebanese military…
Continue ReadingUN says number of people killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti rose 14% in recent months
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. says 1,860 people have been reported killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from April to June. That is a 14%…
Continue ReadingHundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 450 migrants have reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two…
Continue ReadingFilipino who helped tame insurgency and pro-poor Indian cancer doctor among Magsaysay awardees
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine university professor who became a peace negotiator and an Indian doctor who…
Continue ReadingSpain’s Bonmatí wins UEFA best women’s player award and stands up for teammate amid Rubiales crisis
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) — Spanish soccer star Aitana Bonmatí has used her acceptance speech at a UEFA awards ceremony to…
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