Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats have announced their backing for a ballot measure targeting retail theft. The…
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Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Associated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to…
Continue ReadingIn a proud and troubled UK town, voters wonder whether their election choice will make a difference
Associated Press HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) — A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in…
Continue ReadingRepublican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before…
Continue ReadingStreet medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him…
Continue ReadingThe Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become…
Continue ReadingJapan successfully launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it…
Continue ReadingThe Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become…
Continue ReadingMan who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including his parents, sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway…
Continue ReadingAustralia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles headlines a U.S. women’s gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two…
Continue ReadingMillions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services
Associated Press IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Rays of sunlight stream…
Continue ReadingSouth African parties agree on Cabinet positions, sealing deal on new coalition government
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has named a new Cabinet after his African National…
Continue ReadingMan recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state’s third attack in a month
AP Health Writer A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third…
Continue ReadingIt’s France’s moment of truth. Here’s how its snap elections work and what comes next
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice in the runoff Sunday of snap parliamentary elections that could produce the…
Continue ReadingWhere do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
AP Hockey Writer Four current members of the National Hockey League charged with sexual assault in Canada will become free agents after not receiving…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-launched two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction.…
Continue ReadingMore WestJet flight cancellations as Canadian airline strike hits more than 100,000 travelers
TORONTO (AP) — A strike by plane mechanics forced Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, to cancel hundreds more flights Sunday, upending…
Continue ReadingUS wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes…
Continue ReadingBolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of…
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