China’s Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue…
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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won’t
AP Science Writer Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European…
Continue ReadingJapan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to deploy in the…
Continue ReadingSister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea’s live-fire drills ‘suicidal hysteria’
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s recent front-line…
Continue Reading3 men killed in weekend shooting at homeless encampment near Los Angeles, police say
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California. Police say…
Continue ReadingFrance’s elections end up with no clear majority. This is what could happen next
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Election results show French voters have chosen to give a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in…
Continue ReadingWith Argentina’s president skipping Mercosur, the future of the trade alliance looks doubtful
Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The most notable thing about the Mercosur trade bloc’s meetings on Sunday in Paraguay was an…
Continue ReadingShelter-in-place order briefly issued at North Dakota derailment site, officials say
Officials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place…
Continue ReadingEssence Festival wraps up a 4-day celebration of Black culture
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival of Culture has ended in New Orleans with performances by Janet Jackson and a special…
Continue ReadingFrench rugby federation suspends Jaminet after racist remark in viral video
PARIS (AP) — The French rugby federation has suspended fullback Melvyn Jaminet from the national team after a video surfaced of the player making a…
Continue ReadingJohn Cena announces his retirement from professional wrestling after 2025 season
John Cena announced Saturday night that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor…
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Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingA court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador’s capital
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A court in Ecuador has ruled that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, Quito. The city…
Continue ReadingTwo boys shot in a McDonald’s in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Two boys have been shot in a McDonald’s in the Bronx borough of New York City. A New York Police Department spokesman says the…
Continue ReadingA weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s divided regional bloc has asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a…
Continue ReadingSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID. Vice President Harris has tested negative
WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but…
Continue ReadingA US appeals court will review its prior order keeping banned books on shelves in a Texas county
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep…
Continue Reading‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6M as boom times return to the box office
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. “Despicable Me 4,” the…
Continue Reading2 dead, more than a dozen others injured in Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State Police say two people are dead and more than a dozen others have been injured in an early morning shooting at a…
Continue ReadingMan charged after giving a child fireworks that set 2 homes on fire, police say
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man was charged with arson after giving an 11-year-old child fireworks that set a shed and two homes on fire on…
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