South Carolina group to ask Supreme Court to rename landmark school desegregation case
SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Civil rights leaders in South Carolina say they plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to rename the landmark Brown v.…
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Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The reviews are starting to come in about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally
RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a New Mexico motorcycle rally were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, and the…
Continue Reading‘The Little Mermaid’ makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day…
Continue ReadingMigrants with children stuck at Poland’s border wall; activists say Belarus won’t let them turn back
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Human rights activists in Poland say a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum,…
Continue ReadingNew Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS (AP) — Newly elected Greek lawmakers were sworn in Sunday but the Parliament in which they sit may be…
Continue ReadingRaccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Wildlife authorities say a raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a…
Continue ReadingRight-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting ‘political caste’
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist…
Continue ReadingPresident attends 2nd grandchild’s graduation as daughter of Biden’s late son leaves high school
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) — It’s been a busier-than-usual graduation season for President Joe Biden. Biden…
Continue ReadingMore businesses require teens to be chaperoned by adults, curbing their independence
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Kostyuk booed at French Open after no handshake with Belarus’ Sabalenka because of war
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka…
Continue ReadingJewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups gathered for a…
Continue ReadingVenice police investigate bright green liquid in Grand Canal
MILAN (AP) — Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famed Grand…
Continue ReadingArmy Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say
WILLIAMSPORT An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military…
Continue ReadingDiverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color
By STEVE PEOPLES and GARY FIELDS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Race has become a central issue in the 2024 presidential contest as the GOP’s…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn…
Continue ReadingShooting at New Mexico’s Red River motorcycle rally kills 3, wounds 5
RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally…
Continue ReadingEgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s national airline says one of its jetliners has blown out a tire but made a safe landing at its destination in Saudi…
Continue ReadingRussia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
By SUSIE BLANN and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local officials in Ukraine’s capital say Kyiv has been subjected to the…
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