Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH
By GARY FIELDS, CLAIRE SAVAGE and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the…
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5 leaving cemetery after funeral wounded by gunfire from another vehicle, Maryland police say
BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say five people leaving a cemetery after a funeral were wounded by gunfire after someone shot into their…
Continue ReadingTrump asks top Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor and toss grand jury report
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking Georgia’s highest court to prevent the…
Continue ReadingSecurity Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti’s armed gangs
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has asked the secretary-general to come up within 30 days with…
Continue ReadingNTSB looking at risk parked semis posed to Greyhound bus in fatal Illinois accident
By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As federal investigators look into the Greyhound bus accident in Illinois…
Continue ReadingCapitol riot suspect arrested near Barack Obama’s home indicted on firearms charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Capitol riot suspect who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested…
Continue ReadingHaiti human rights group warns kidnappings and killings are on the rise after a brief respite
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A leading human rights group in Haiti is warning about an upsurge in killings and kidnappings as the U.N. Security…
Continue ReadingThe story behind Barbenheimer, the summer’s most online movie showdown
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The very online showdown between Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” all started…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2%…
Continue ReadingUPS to train nonunion employees as talks with union for 340,000 workers stalls and deadline nears
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer A little more than a week after contract talks between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of its workers…
Continue ReadingRescuers evacuate 14,000 people from flood-hit villages in eastern Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top Pakistani provincial official says rescuers in boats have evacuated 14,000 people over the past several days after…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — At Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, giant blue pipes have been…
Continue ReadingCypriot official says probe backs Mossad claims that hitman plotted to kill Israelis on the island
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police investigations support claims by Israel’s Mossad spy service that…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic defeats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon to reach the final and near an eighth title
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic closed in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a…
Continue ReadingKenyan religious leaders urge the president to repeal a new tax law as protests surge
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance…
Continue ReadingStabbing at a church-run aid center in the Dutch city of Leiden leaves 1 man dead, 2 people wounded
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say that one person has died and two are wounded, one seriously, in a stabbing at a church-run center that…
Continue ReadingProsecutor says Kevin Spacey is not just a ‘big flirt,’ but a ‘big sexual bully’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey denied that grabbing men by the crotch was his “trademark” pickup move as he became…
Continue ReadingBiden and Democrats raised $72 million-plus for his 2024 race since he opened his campaign in April
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $72…
Continue ReadingLawsuit against fast fashion retailer Shein claims RICO violations
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer China’s fast fashion retailer Shein is facing a lawsuit that claims the clothing maker’s copyright…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how ‘Oppenheimer’ represents the Manhattan Project with nuance
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. says he came away from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”…
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