Turkey protests as police search homes of 2 journalists in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German police have searched the homes of two journalists for a Turkish newspaper in an operation that drew a sharp protest from the…
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DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for…
Continue ReadingBlack victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states
By CLAUDIA LAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory. It began “Dear…
Continue ReadingHere are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Lawmakers in South Carolina have passed an abortion ban while a judge in Montana was…
Continue ReadingTiny Amerindian village in Guyana fights gold mine in key court battle over indigenous land rights
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CHINESE LANDING, Guyana (AP) — One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that…
Continue ReadingKatie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional…
Continue Reading‘The Office’ star Rainn Wilson crisscrosses the globe in search of inner bliss for TV series
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rainn Wilson wanted to find inner happiness. So he got on a plane. Many planes. The actor,…
Continue ReadingIn Steve McQueen’s 4-hour Cannes entry ‘Occupied City,’ Holocaust past meets Amsterdam present
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — In “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates Nazi encounters and crimes…
Continue ReadingPenguin Random House sues Florida school district over book bans
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America sued a Florida school district…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As more Southern states pass new restrictions on…
Continue ReadingChief: Man shot by police ran at ‘full sprint’ toward officer while holding sword over head
OXFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say an officer shot a man who was running at him at a full sprint with a sword over his head.…
Continue ReadingNaomi Klein has new, more personal book out in September, ‘Doppelganger’
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist and best-selling author Naomi Klein has a book coming out in September that will combine personal reflections with…
Continue Reading5 tips to tackle a home remodel in an uncertain economy
By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet Homeowners may be reconsidering their remodeling plans this year because of the economy’s recent turbulence, but…
Continue ReadingAt Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp says he has no ‘further need for Hollywood’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first film in three years,…
Continue ReadingIndonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a hotel in…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s president ends impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving National Assembly
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has put an end to impeachment…
Continue ReadingTaiwan opposition party picks New Taipei mayor, a former police chief, as its presidential candidate
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party has picked the popular mayor of New Taipei City as…
Continue ReadingArab foreign ministers welcome Syria’s return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia have welcomed Syria back to the Arab League, and called…
Continue ReadingFord recalls 310,000 trucks to fix problem with driver’s front air bag
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the driver’s front air bag may not inflate in a crash. The recall…
Continue ReadingFormula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy was canceled Wednesday because of deadly floods in the region.…
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