Uvalde teacher dedicated herself to family, students
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Eva Mireles loved her dog, hiking and exercising. But mostly, she loved her family and her students. A funeral Mass was Friday…
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Pennsylvania pulls gay pioneer’s marker over 1993 interview
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A roadside historical marker installed less than a year ago to honor a gay rights pioneer…
Continue ReadingHungary accused of discrimination for discount fuel policy
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A spokesperson for the European Union’s executive arm says Hungary is discriminating…
Continue ReadingMaryland shooting suspect charged, name released
By BRIAN WITTE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press A West Virginia man was charged with murdering three co-workers at a Maryland machine shop as…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses are facing ‘summer of uncertainty’
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to…
Continue ReadingPride parade in Tel Aviv draws tens of thousands
By EMILY ROSE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are attending this year’s Pride Parade in Tel Aviv. They are…
Continue ReadingLupe Fiasco, 6lack highlight Apple Music Juneteenth playlist
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several artists including Bun B, Lupe Fiasco and 6LACK have recorded songs…
Continue ReadingProsecutors want life for surviving Paris attacks member
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have laid out their sentencing demands in the historic Paris trial of 20…
Continue ReadingChina complains over US arms sales to Taiwan
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister has complained to his American counterpart about the latest U.S. arms package for Taiwan and warned of…
Continue ReadingUS lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Trevorrow on the mauling metaphors of ‘Jurassic World’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Questions about the dangers of human tampering with nature have been in the DNA of the “Jurassic…
Continue ReadingMarathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Next week brings a marathon of hearings as the U.S. decides whether to open COVID-19 vaccinations to kids under…
Continue ReadingRussia’s central bank cuts interest rates to prewar level
By The Associated Press Russia’s central bank has cut interest rates back to their prewar levels. The bank said Friday that inflation and economic…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Maduro in Iran for political and economic talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state-run media say Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on a two-day…
Continue ReadingNational groups flooding local prosecutor races with money
By DAVID SHARP, ANDREW DEMILLO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A local district attorney’s race in Maine…
Continue ReadingDelusional man found competent for trial in teen’s stabbing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man diagnosed with schizophrenia has been found competent to stand trial in Florida in the stabbing of a teenager.…
Continue ReadingDozens of S. Korean truckers detained in strike over wages
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police have detained dozens of truckers blocking traffic and disrupting movement of goods near factories as…
Continue ReadingMalaysia agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s law minister says the government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty…
Continue ReadingMusic stage collapses in Spain, four workers injured
MADRID (AP) — Regional emergency workers say four workers have been injured when a stage being prepared for a music festival collapsed in…
Continue ReadingWatchdog says Afghan Taliban detaining, torturing civilians
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents…
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