Explosion along Lebanon-Israel border wounds 3 members of militant group Hezbollah
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese security official says an explosion ear Lebanon’s border with Israel lightly wounded…
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Lawsuits could delay the start of New Jersey’s first offshore wind power project
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — A tangle of litigation could delay the start of New Jersey’s first offshore wind energy…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Larry Nassar stabbing said ex-doctor made lewd remark watching Wimbledon, AP source says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner suspected of stabbing Larry Nassar at a federal penitentiary…
Continue Reading3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest than education, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report says some 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – now live…
Continue ReadingUnaccompanied migrant girl from Guatemala dies in US custody from underlying disease, officials say
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press An unaccompanied 15-year-old migrant girl from Guatemala died on Monday from an underlying disease while in…
Continue ReadingBoat found off Senegal’s coast adds to mystery over migrant vessels reported missing
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A fishermen’s association in Senegal says a boat carrying migrants was found in…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t seek death penalty against men charged in Whitey Bulger’s prison killing
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions 10 Mexicans allegedly tied to fentanyl trade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned 10 Mexican citizens, including a brother-in-law of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán,…
Continue ReadingRoadway bombs planted by drug cartel kill 6 law enforcement officers in Mexico, officials say
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A coordinated series of roadway bomb blasts in western Mexico that officials say were a trap…
Continue ReadingPioneering Anchor Brewing Co. to halt operations after 127 years with beer sales in decline
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down and liquidate after years of declining sales,…
Continue ReadingAryna Sabalenka reaches Wimbledon semifinals. Queen Camilla sits in Royal Box
By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight time…
Continue ReadingHulu documentary on the ‘world’s most ingenious thief’ hopes to steal viewers this week
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s hard not to feel grudging respect for Gerald Daniel Blanchard’s long resume of…
Continue ReadingPendants made from giant sloths suggest earlier arrival of people in the Americas
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer New research suggests humans lived in South America at the same time as now extinct giant sloths, bolstering…
Continue ReadingNATO members Greece and Turkey pledge to ‘reset’ ties and bypass longstanding disputes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country is ready to “reset” relations with neighbor Turkey in an effort to bypass…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares jump on Wall Street’s return to its highest level in over a year
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday, boosted by Wall Street’s return to its highest level in more…
Continue ReadingArticle 5: NATO’s common defense pledge that stands in the way of Ukraine’s admission while at war
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukraine may have gotten support and vague assurances from NATO leaders in Vilnius this week, but ultimately it received…
Continue ReadingKosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has decided to reduce by one-fourth the number…
Continue ReadingFBI Director Chris Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray defended the “real FBI” during a…
Continue ReadingIndigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous…
Continue ReadingBaseball players are staying mindful on the diamond with barefoot walks in the grass
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shoes off and dropped near the visitor’s dugout in San Francisco, Christian Walker…
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