Security Council can’t agree on statement lauding grain deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Norway’s U.N. ambassador says the U.N. Security Council has been unable to agree…
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Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in…
Continue ReadingSecurity Council condemns Myanmar executions of 4 activists
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously condemned Myanmar’s executions of four…
Continue ReadingWealthy dentist denies killing wife on African safari trip
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A wealthy dentist accused of shooting and killing his wife in their cabin at the end of an African…
Continue ReadingBlack family sues Sesame Place, alleging discrimination
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination,…
Continue Reading2 dead, 10 injured in SUV rollover near US-Mexico border
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials say two people have died and 10 were injured when the SUV they were traveling in rolled over about…
Continue ReadingTexas wildfire that’s destroyed 16 homes further contained
GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — Officials say a wildfire that has blackened 10 1/2 square miles of North Texas, destroying 16 homes, is now 40% contained.…
Continue ReadingSuárez signs with Uruguayan team, returning to soccer roots
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suárez has confirmed that he has signed with Nacional in Montevideo, the club where Uruguay’s historic…
Continue Reading2 men charged in death of man acquitted of Air India bombing
SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities have charged two men with first-degree murder in the killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik, a man…
Continue Reading50-year-old San Marino player oldest to win Davis Cup match
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Domenico Vicini has become the oldest player to win a Davis Cup match. He turns 51 in September. Vicini and doubles partner…
Continue ReadingCanada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough
NICOLE WINFIELD and ROB GILLIES Associated Press QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to…
Continue ReadingPipeline company to pay nearly $1M over California oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The owner of an underwater oil pipeline that spilled some 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Southern…
Continue ReadingBanks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn
By ED DAVEY Associated Press A new report by says many of the world’s biggest banks are falling far short of aligning their practices with the…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 1 year for bomb threat at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man who admitted to calling in a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol has been sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail.…
Continue ReadingPelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched her political career being tough on China…
Continue ReadingNew York moving ahead with ‘congestion pricing’ toll plan
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas. The…
Continue ReadingWhistleblowers hit Southwest, FAA for lax safety practices
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials say Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have resisted some investigations…
Continue ReadingJustice Thomas cancels plans to teach at DC law school
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in…
Continue ReadingJudge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion pending…
Continue ReadingIndiana man admits buying gun used to kill Chicago cop
CHICAGO (AP) — A northwestern Indiana man has pleaded guilty to making an illegal “straw” purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a…
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