US naval officer in Japan faces prison over deadly crash
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and…
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Greek firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day
By DEMETRIS NELLAS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters are battling a wildfire for a second day near two…
Continue ReadingAnd she waved: Festive pageant caps queen’s Platinum Jubilee
By SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of…
Continue ReadingLightning, hail, floods lash France, leaving 1 dead, damage
PARIS (AP) — Sudden thunderstorms and hailstorms around France left one woman dead and 14 people injured. The storms ravaged vineyards and delayed…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is headed toward Bermuda after killing three people in…
Continue ReadingJapanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to complete a…
Continue ReadingAustralia says China threatened plane over South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — Australia says a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance…
Continue ReadingRussia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on…
Continue ReadingPhilippine volcano spews ash and steam, alarms villagers
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A volcano southeast of the Philippine capital spewed ash and steam about a kilometer (half a mile) into the sky on…
Continue ReadingPope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit…
Continue Reading3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting on busy street
By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gunfire from several shooters killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular…
Continue Reading1 dead, 8 hurt in overnight shooting at Phoenix strip mall
PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a 14-year-old girl was killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting amid a crowd of people at a strip…
Continue ReadingJennifer Lopez, ‘Spider-Man’ highlight MTV Movie & TV Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez made an emotional speech about how believers and skeptics…
Continue ReadingChina launches mission to complete space station assembly
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou…
Continue ReadingAt least 49 dead in 2nd day of Bangladesh cargo depot fire
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at…
Continue ReadingIditarod dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint
By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina man gets death sentence in daughter’s killing
MONROE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to death for the 2019 murder of his teenage daughter. That’s according to the…
Continue ReadingBrad Johnson of ‘Melrose Place,’ Marlboro Man ads dies at 62
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Johnson, a movie and TV actor who portrayed the Marlboro Man in ads, has died.…
Continue ReadingPuerto Ricans speak out on US territory’s political status
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of Puerto Ricans have crowded into a convention center where federal…
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