Trump is trending on Chinese social media, and many are rejoicing
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a felony on Thursday, the historic verdict…
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Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
By JON GAMBRELL and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue ReadingNATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of their weapons
By MATTHEW LEE and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — NATO foreign ministers were meeting in the Czech capital Friday to prepare for this…
Continue ReadingOil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil giant Aramco worth billions of…
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Oregon State Hospital receives feds’ ‘statement of deficiencies,’ set to submit plan to address issues
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Hospital said Thursday it has received a statement of deficiencies from the Centers for Medicare and…
Continue ReadingGOP rushes to defend Trump as Biden fundraises off guilty verdict in hush money case
By Eric Bradner and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump called attention to what’s at stake in November’s…
Continue ReadingA Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world’s youngest…
Continue ReadingItaly’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, GIADA ZAMPANO, ANNIE RISEMBERG and BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when…
Continue ReadingItaly’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, GIADA ZAMPANO, ANNIE RISEMBERG and BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when…
Continue ReadingUN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN refugee chief says the number of people fleeing their homes because of war,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rallies to close out a bloom-filled May
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An already verdant May for Wall Street finished with another push higher as stocks rallied Friday…
Continue ReadingSerbs will head to the polls again after fraud reports led to tensions during a December ballot
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Voters in Serbia will go to the polls this weekend in a municipal election in dozens of…
Continue ReadingFormer Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers as a possible presidential candidate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A former speaker of Iran’s parliament has registered as a possible candidate in the Islamic Republic’s June…
Continue ReadingChristian Lamb made maps to guide the crews landing crafts at Normandy on D-Day
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As a young Women’s Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make…
Continue ReadingRadio operator Marie Scott provided a link to D-Day beaches at age 17
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Marie Scott experienced British forces landing on the Normandy coast through her earphones.…
Continue ReadingPat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her. As the Nazis took control of Germany and…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for conspiring to murder Connecticut mom
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of murder conspiracy and other charges in the killing of Jennifer…
Continue ReadingDorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dorothea Barron got a sneak preview of the Normandy landings from a watchtower on the coast of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional…
Continue ReadingBarred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the…
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