Official: 1 dead, 14 rescued after overloaded boat capsizes near southern Haiti
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say one person has died and 14 were rescued after an overloaded boat…
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DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ event in Iowa
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making…
Continue ReadingMan City beats Man United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of treble bid
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure. Add the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win…
Continue ReadingTwitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after…
Continue ReadingConnecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures is headed to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The state Senate debated through the…
Continue ReadingRussia bans ‘unfriendly’ countries’ journalists from showpiece economic gathering
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have…
Continue ReadingGadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven…
Continue ReadingAustria’s Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says the number of people killed in clashes…
Continue ReadingEastern Libyan authorities round up thousands in crackdown on migrants
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan activists say authorities in eastern Libya have rounded up thousands of migrants and amassed…
Continue ReadingIndia’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister had been scheduled to inaugurate an electrical semi-high-speed train…
Continue ReadingTrump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is…
Continue ReadingUkraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an…
Continue ReadingDebt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingTurkey to send commando unit to help quell unrest in Kosovo
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern…
Continue ReadingPope to visit Mongolia at end of summer in visit rich in geopolitical significance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer. The visit will be a first for a pontiff and one rich in…
Continue Reading3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead. That’s…
Continue ReadingPope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow…
Continue ReadingDelegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential…
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