7 injured when hot air balloon catches fire during takeoff in Switzerland
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland say seven people have been injured when a hot air balloon caught fire while taking off in the village of…
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Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties…
Continue ReadingGerman police arrest truck driver accused in crash that killed Italian cyclist Rebellin
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police in Germany have arrested a truck driver accused in the crash last year that killed…
Continue ReadingBlinken kicks off meetings in Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Nottingham knife and van attack appears in court
LONDON (AP) — A 31-year-old man has appeared in a court accused of murdering three people in a knife and van attack earlier this week in the…
Continue ReadingPutin meets with African leaders in Russia to discuss Ukraine peace plan, but no visible progress
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries…
Continue ReadingThousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes
By AJIT SOLANKI Associated Press JAKHAU, India (AP) — Over 100,000 people who sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have…
Continue ReadingDid migrants reject help before deadly Greek wreck, or beg for it? Coast guard, activists disagree
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press There are still more questions than answers about what led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean…
Continue ReadingDoctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India’s northern state swelters in extreme heat
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian…
Continue ReadingAt least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Suspected rebels attacked a school in a remote area of Uganda near the Congo border,…
Continue ReadingRescuers are braving snipers as they rush to ferry Ukrainians from Russia-occupied flood zones
By SAMYA KULLAB, EVGENIY MALOLETKA and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — At last, help came for Vitalii Shpalin. From a distance,…
Continue ReadingShooting in Baltimore wounds 6 people; all expected to survive
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a shooting in Baltimore on Friday night wounded six people, though all are expected to survive. Baltimore Police…
Continue ReadingPatriots player Jack Jones arrested at Boston airport after guns found in luggage, police say
EAST BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A New England Patriots player was arrested Friday evening at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport after two…
Continue ReadingEviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise
By MICHAEL CASEY and R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand,…
Continue ReadingUS imposes visa restrictions for some Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Washington on Friday announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic…
Continue ReadingSome Republicans are angry about Trump’s prosecution yet ready to vote for someone else in 2024
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Evenhouse took a break from her work in the corner of a small-town Iowa coffee shop…
Continue ReadingSupermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edge
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers in state capitols this year have been flexing their superpowers. In North…
Continue ReadingBiden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally before exuberant union members
By SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message…
Continue ReadingVegas Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rally
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of Vegas Golden Knights fans lined the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday for a Stanley Cup…
Continue ReadingA beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?
By TERRY TANG Associated Press For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the…
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