Police confirm additional Wichita club shooting victim, bringing total to 10 hurt
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press An eighth gunshot victim from a weekend shooting at a Kansas nightclub has been confirmed, police confirmed Monday,…
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Wimbledon uses leaf blowers to dry the grass on Centre Court after rain delay
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Groundskeepers at Wimbledon brought out the leaf blowers after the rain came down and the Centre Court roof was closed.…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia and Russia are cutting oil supply again in bid to boost prices
LONDON (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Russia are extending cuts to the amount of oil they pump to the world to try to prop up prices. It shows how two of…
Continue ReadingThe UK endured its hottest June since records began in 1884, with climate change a factor
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s weather agency says the country sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884. Scientists say that…
Continue ReadingMaternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded…
Continue ReadingThai opposition party struggles to take power after stunning election victory
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Parliament has convened nearly two months after a…
Continue ReadingLeon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando, dies at 100
PARIS (AP) — The last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion has died. Leon…
Continue ReadingThis Ohio museum shows that TV is older than you might think
By STEVE WARTENBERG Associated Press The history of television began long before millions of people gathered in front of their black-and-white sets…
Continue ReadingGermany alleges Poland hasn’t stopped pollution that led to fish die-off in Oder River
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has accused Poland of failing to stop the dumping of pollutants that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of…
Continue ReadingFlorida police chief says an officer fatally shot a man who made a quick move during a traffic stop
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida police officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in downtown Orlando. The police chief says…
Continue ReadingActivists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the…
Continue ReadingEU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China
BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China’s coal industry, with the building…
Continue ReadingSome in Scotland’s Orkney Islands want to return to Norway after 550 years
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are…
Continue ReadingVenus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has lost in the first round of her 24th…
Continue ReadingSudan’s army calls for young people, others, to enlist in fight against rival paramilitary
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s army has called on young people and anyone else capable of fighting to enlist in its battle against the country’s…
Continue ReadingAmazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a…
Continue ReadingKenya’s president lifts 6-year logging ban to create jobs. Environmentalists are concerned
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging over the concerns of…
Continue ReadingHong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the…
Continue ReadingBaltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says ‘All they know is guns’
By JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Police are searching for suspects who opened fire during a holiday weekend block party in…
Continue ReadingGreece’s new parliament sworn in following conservative party’s election victory
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new lawmakers have been sworn in just over a week after a general election…
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