Migrant border entries rise in April, boosted by Ukrainians
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 234,000 times in April, one of the highest marks in decades as the Biden…
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North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and…
Continue ReadingChilean filmmaker sentenced to five years for sexual abuse
SANTIAGO (AP) — Chilean filmmaker Nicolás López has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexual abuse against two actresses. The sentence…
Continue ReadingDeath penalty sought in Texas for man who admitted killing 5
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas say they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to killing five…
Continue ReadingWhite House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
By ZEKE MILLER, ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand…
Continue ReadingDeputy stands trial after SC women drowned in police van
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor says a deputy in South Carolina charged in the deaths of two women who…
Continue ReadingGuatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president has reappointed to a second term his attorney general, who the…
Continue ReadingMusk hints at paying less for Twitter than his $44B offer
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made…
Continue ReadingViolent death in America stalks ordinary walks of daily life
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are absorbing the aftermath of a weekend of violence that raked cities across the…
Continue ReadingMali government says it has thwarted countercoup attempt
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government that is led by a two-time coup leader says it has put down a countercoup…
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Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods…
Continue ReadingFeds seek prison for rioter in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of more than two months for a Virginia man who stormed…
Continue ReadingNew press secretary hails barrier breakers who paved way
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Karine Jean-Pierre is crediting “barrier-breaking people” who came before her for…
Continue ReadingFederal Election Commission deadlocks, won’t punish Trump
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald…
Continue ReadingAccused Buffalo gunman followed familiar radicalization path
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press The 18-year-old gunman accused of a deadly racist rampage at a Buffalo…
Continue ReadingStarbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortions
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Starbucks said Monday it will pay the travel expenses for U.S. employees to access…
Continue ReadingWith echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B for Ukraine
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to…
Continue ReadingRights groups say new Cuba penal code tougher on dissent
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s parliament has approved a new penal code that officials say modernizes the country’s laws but that human rights groups…
Continue ReadingYiyun Li wins PEN/Malamud Award for short stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Yiyun Li has received one of the top honors for short story writers, the PEN/Malamud Award for “exceptional achievement.…
Continue ReadingOnce a powerful symbol in Russia, McDonald’s withdraws
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a…
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