The NATO summit was about Ukraine and Biden. Here are some key things to know
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO leaders met this week to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary under the cloud of deep political…
Continue ReadingNews
Two weeks that imperiled Biden’s presidency left him on probation in the court of Democratic opinion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage. At a…
Continue ReadingWhy Nicolás Maduro appears 13 times on the ballot for Venezuela’s presidential election
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are squinting slightly: The first candidate…
Continue ReadingMore than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant…
Continue ReadingPaul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul…
Continue ReadingOn NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing…
Continue ReadingVermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup
Associated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against…
Continue ReadingOn stage, one of Japan’s biggest Kabuki stars changes roles in an instant. Offstage, it took decades
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching…
Continue ReadingLL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE.’ Here’s how
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor- author LL COOL J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The…
Continue Reading
US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of…
Continue Reading2 buses carrying more than 50 people were swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A landslide swept two passenger buses carrying more than 50 people into a swollen river in central Nepal…
Continue ReadingThousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to infectious diseases
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 2,400 patients at hospitals around Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis…
Continue Reading‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
CNN By Christian Edwards and Bianna Golodryga, CNN (CNN) — When the Gaza sunshine was at its hottest, Andrey Kozlov said the Hamas fighters…
Continue Reading‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
By Christian Edwards and Bianna Golodryga, CNN (CNN) — When the Gaza sunshine was at its hottest, Andrey Kozlov said the Hamas fighters would…
Continue Reading1 dead, 2 missing after tourist helicopter crashes off Hawaiian island of Kauai
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One person is dead and two are missing in Hawaii after a tour company helicopter crashed off the island of Kauai.…
Continue ReadingBiden’s challenge: Will he ever satisfy the media’s appetite for questions about his ability?
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toward the end of his closely watched news conference Thursday night on the sidelines of the NATO summit, President…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 12: Presidential race, Economy, Alec Baldwin trial, Immigration, Auto dealer outage
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is known as a heavily restricted hermit nation, but it does welcome visitors in some rare…
Continue ReadingSudan’s warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry presented with the Pat Tillman Award for Service at ESPYS. The hero veteran’s mother disagreed with the selection
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry received the 2024 Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPYS event in Los Angeles Thursday amid a…
Continue Reading