Johnny Knoxville on the art of pranking and adjusting to life after stunts
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Knoxville is no stranger to head injuries. In the decades since he rose to fame as the…
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Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher’s beating death
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school…
Continue ReadingA Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 was only missing for 1 day, police say
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The case of a Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 and found alive last week…
Continue ReadingLavish tomb in ancient Spain belonged to a woman, not a man, new research shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When archaeologists first discovered the 5,000-year-old ornate tomb in Spain, they assumed…
Continue ReadingOmbudsman office condemns pace of investigation into assassination of Haiti’s President Moïse
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ombudsman office in Haiti has denounced what it called the…
Continue ReadingPalestinian militant kills Israeli soldier in West Bank, a day after Israel’s military raid in area
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas militant opened fire near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing an…
Continue ReadingTurkey and Sweden fail to end their NATO membership standoff. Their leaders will try again on Monday
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden failed Thursday to convince Turkey to lift its objections to the country joining NATO. NATO…
Continue ReadingParade entry of woman in Native American dress pulled by a rope sows outrage, confusion
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Outrage and confusion have arisen after an entry in a Fourth of July parade in Iowa that featured one woman on horseback…
Continue ReadingUK Conservative lawmaker faces ejection from Parliament for groping strangers at a London club
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary watchdog says a lawmaker accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey’s accuser denies the defense claim that he made up sex assault, says ‘it was horrific’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who says Kevin Spacey subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse and grabbed his crotch denied…
Continue ReadingUK government loses legal bid to keep Boris Johnson’s messages from COVID-19 inquiry
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court on Thursday rejected the British government’s request to keep former Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingDespite prevention efforts, fireworks were used to target people, police in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Large groups of people used fireworks to target other people and police in Minneapolis over the Fourth of July holiday, even as…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy visits Bulgaria, Czech Republic and draws support for Kyiv’s NATO membership bid
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the capitals of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, discussing military aid…
Continue ReadingA hiker is missing in Yosemite after being swept away by a fast-flowing creek
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A hiker has been missing in Yosemite National Park since last weekend after being swept away by a cold and…
Continue ReadingU.S. job openings dip to 9.8 million but remain high, showing resilience in labor market
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings slipped in May but remained at levels high enough to show the American…
Continue ReadingDemocratic council member joins race for Indiana’s open US Senate seat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis City-County Council member is looking to become the Democratic candidate for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat…
Continue ReadingMemphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis,…
Continue ReadingSerbia to seek meeting with NATO chief, UN Security Council session on Kosovo tensions
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has accused Kosovo of carrying out “silent” ethnic cleansing of…
Continue ReadingGreece welcomes deescalation in the eastern Mediterranean without directly referring to Turkey
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greece’s newly appointed defense minister has welcomed a de-escalation of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Nikos…
Continue ReadingTrial of 10 accused over 2016 Brussels attacks that killed 32 takes major step toward conclusion
BRUSSELS (AP) — The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station is taking a major step toward…
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