Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume
By NASSER KARIMI and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled…
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Illinois governor’s race is also battle among billionaires
By SARA BURNETT and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press WAUCONDA, Ill. (AP) — The race to be Illinois’ next governor is also a battle among…
Continue ReadingNorway: Suspect in Pride Month attack won’t talk to police
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and JARI TANNER Associted Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Norway has…
Continue Reading2 GOP congressmen in Mississippi at risk of defeat in runoff
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press MAGEE, Miss. (AP) — Congressional primary runoffs are rare in Mississippi. But this year, two of the…
Continue ReadingIraqi caretaker PM in Iran to rekindle talks with Saudis
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker prime minister has met with Iranian officials in Tehran . He’s on a visit aimed at reactivating…
Continue ReadingItalian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children. The diocese of…
Continue ReadingSenior US officials visit Sri Lanka to help resolve crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Senior U.S. officials have arrived in Sri Lanka to find ways to help the island…
Continue Reading21 dead in South African nightclub; cause not yet known
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police were investigating the deaths of at least 21 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London…
Continue Reading1 dead, 1 missing, others rescued in Philippine ferry fire
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says an inter-island ferry with more than 160 passengers and crew has caught fire off,…
Continue ReadingPaul McCartney wows Glastonbury with Dave Grohl and The Boss
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury Festival show was two years late. Fans thought it was worth the wait. The former Beatle pulled out all…
Continue ReadingFrench energy giants: Reduce fuel and electricity use now
PARIS (AP) — Leaders of three French energy companies have called on the French public to immediately reduce consumption of fuel, oil, electricity…
Continue ReadingExplorers find WWII Navy ship, deepest wreck discovered
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer escort that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the…
Continue ReadingPride parades march on with new urgency across US
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pride parades kicked off in New York City and around the country Sunday with glittering…
Continue ReadingIsraeli PM convenes Cabinet before parliament is dissolved
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has convened what is likely his last Cabinet meeting as…
Continue ReadingSyrian and Russian paratroopers conduct joint drill
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media is reporting that hundreds of Syrian paratroopers took part in a joint drill with their Russian…
Continue ReadingDestruction everywhere, help scarce after Afghanistan quake
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Villagers see destruction everywhere and help in short supply days…
Continue ReadingCarpe diem: In Ukraine, war turning love into marriages
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When the couple awoke to the rumble of war on Feb. 24, they’d been dating for just…
Continue ReadingSurvivors recount Mali’s deadliest attack since coup
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Moussa Tolofidie didn’t think twice when nearly 100 jihadis on motorbikes gathered in his…
Continue ReadingAs summit host, Spain urges NATO to watch its southern flank
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in…
Continue ReadingA ‘sucker punch’: Some women fear setback to hard-won rights
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer At 88, Gloria Steinem has long been the nation’s most visible feminist and advocate for women’s rights. But…
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