For Russia’s Putin, military and diplomatic pressures mount
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of…
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Queen’s 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin
By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren stood in silent…
Continue ReadingHungary faces reckoning with EU that could cost it billions
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After his headline performance at Hungary’s Sziget Festival last month, pop star…
Continue ReadingCheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back. Eight big…
Continue ReadingIn Yemen, Queen’s death recalls memories of colonial past
By ALAA NOMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In 1954, large crowds turned out for a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to…
Continue ReadingRoyal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled…
Continue ReadingState media: Israel strike on Syria airport kills 5 soldiers
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state-run news agency reports that an Israeli strike has hit Damascus International Airport and other areas south of…
Continue ReadingVoter challenges, records requests swamp election offices
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Spurred by conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, activists around the country are using…
Continue ReadingAbrams’ strategy to boost turnout: Early voting commitments
By BILL BARROW Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Stacey Abrams, Georgia Democrats’ nominee for governor, is launching an intensive effort…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico girds for possible hurricane as TS Fiona nears
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona headed for Puerto Rico on Saturday night, with forecasters warning it likely…
Continue ReadingMother arraigned in Coney Island drowning deaths of 3 kids
NEW YORK (AP) — A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach has been arraigned on murder charges. The…
Continue ReadingUS asks appeals court to lift judge’s Mar-a-Lago probe hold
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that…
Continue ReadingJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg auction brings in nearly $517K
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sold at auction for more…
Continue ReadingDefense seeks judge’s removal in Florida school shooter case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself two…
Continue ReadingDespite setbacks, Venezuelan opposition leader touts record
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has offered a broad accounting of…
Continue ReadingMissing woman found dead after Southern California mudslides
YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — A woman who disappeared when a downpour in a recently burned area unleashed mudslides that tore through her Southern…
Continue ReadingBiden meets with families of Whelan, Griner at White House
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner…
Continue ReadingNo bail in 1972 Hawaii killing arrest; Reno arraignment set
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has ordered a former deputy state attorney general accused of killing a…
Continue ReadingTexas judge blocks investigations of trans youth families
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A Texas judge has expanded her order blocking the state from investigating families of transgender youth who have…
Continue ReadingUN votes to allow Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to give virtual speech
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted to allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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