Chicago man arrested in shootings of US marshal, police dog
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man was charged in the shootings of a U.S. marshal and his police dog who were wounded while serving an arrest warrant,…
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West Virginia deputy sheriff fatally shot, 1 suspect killed
BIRCH RIVER, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff’s deputy was killed, another was injured and a surviving suspect has been charged with murder…
Continue ReadingSwiatek surpasses Serena’s streak for 2nd French Open title
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open…
Continue ReadingCollege athletes push mental health to the forefront
By HANK KURZ Jr. and ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writers Cailin Bracken arrived at Vanderbilt to play lacrosse already well aware of the importance of…
Continue ReadingMediterranean nations criticize EU solidarity on migrants
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Five European Union countries on the Mediterranean Sea say voluntary solidarity from fellow…
Continue ReadingWoman buoyed by support after viral pastor confrontation
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Bobi Gephart hadn’t planned to go to church that Sunday — not to the worship service where the pastor intended to…
Continue Reading8 killed, 15 injured in factory fire in northern India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least eight workers were killed and over a dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern…
Continue ReadingUvalde 10-year-olds: Smart, funny, loving animals, football
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Family members are mourning the loss of two 10-year-old elementary school students in Uvalde, Texas, and remembering them for…
Continue ReadingShootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities
By DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press After a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May…
Continue ReadingUS, S. Korean navies end key exercise amid N. Korea tension
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in…
Continue ReadingRussia puts more strength behind ‘creeping’ Ukraine advance
By JOHN LEICESTER, INNA VARENYTSIA and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes are…
Continue ReadingAmerican spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain hits Florida, flooding strands Miami vehicles
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press Parts of Florida were facing heavy rain and wind as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the…
Continue ReadingAt 83, Japanese becomes oldest to sail solo across Pacific
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home Saturday after successfully completing his solo,…
Continue ReadingShakira and soccer star Gerard Piqué confirm split
MADRID (AP) — Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday. “We…
Continue ReadingUN official decries continued crackdown on Sudan protesters
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. human rights official has condemned the continued crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in…
Continue ReadingScouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds,…
Continue ReadingMystery solved: UK Queen shares secret with Paddington
By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Now we know what is in Queen Elizabeth II’s handbag. The long-time mystery was…
Continue ReadingGreece’s ambassador to Turkey summoned over PKK concerns
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run Anadolu new agency says Greece’s ambassador to Turkey has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry over…
Continue ReadingSupreme Leader acknowledges Iran took Greek oil tankers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has acknowledged that Iran took two Greek oil tankers last month in…
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