Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here’s what to know
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by sex assault…
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Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
By TRAVIS LOLLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has resigned under pressure. Pope…
Continue ReadingIn China, muted reaction to revolt in Russia belies anxiety over war, global balance of power
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia’s military belies…
Continue ReadingEU faces a cliffhanger climate vote after its parliament emerged deadlocked on a key nature bill
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is facing a cliffhanger vote next month that will test its global climate and…
Continue ReadingFBI and Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount…
Continue ReadingPope’s peace envoy is heading to Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy is heading to Moscow. The Vatican says the visit Wednesday and Thursday…
Continue ReadingEurope’s interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation, central bank chief says
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is warning that inflation is holding…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: You’re not too young to make a will
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Contrary to popular belief, estate planning isn’t just for older adults or the wealthy, as unexpected circumstances…
Continue ReadingIn an audio recording Donald Trump discusses a ‘highly confidential’ document with an interviewer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an…
Continue Reading‘The Hajj is not Mecca’: Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called…
Continue Reading4 dead, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Four people died and three others were missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on…
Continue ReadingDo you know Wimbledon? Try the AP’s quiz about the grass-court Grand Slam tournament
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about Wimbledon? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia prosecutor says inmates, psychiatric patients subjected to degrading treatment
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A report by the ombudsman in North Macedonia says inmates in the…
Continue ReadingGermany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country…
Continue ReadingCzech police break up an international ring smuggling at least 1,000 migrants to western Europe
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say they have broken up an international ring suspected of smuggling migrants from Turkey to western Europe. They said…
Continue Reading‘Movement’ detected at South African mine where dozens suspected dead, but no search operation yet
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have detected “movement” underground at a…
Continue ReadingMeta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy…
Continue ReadingJapan to reinstate South Korea as preferred trade nation from July 21 as two sides improve ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Tuesday a decision to reinstate South Korea as a preferred nation with fast-track…
Continue ReadingGerman police search church properties in probe of Cologne archbishop over perjury allegations
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say police and prosecutors have searching Catholic Church properties in…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador dismisses claims of American interference in Thailand’s elections
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections…
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