Georgia passes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill despite widespread opposition
By Ekaterine Kadagishvili, Joshua Berlinger, Jessie Gretener and Amy Cassidy, CNN Tbilisi, Georgia (CNN) — Georgia’s parliament has passed a…
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The Latest | Judge in hush money trial chides Trump’s lawyer: ‘Don’t make it about yourself’
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan was unnerved by the blistering start to Michael Cohen’s cross-examination, chiding Trump lawyer Todd…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — More than 300 Syrians refugees are heading back home from northeastern…
Continue ReadingThe Danish king and his Australian-born wife visit Norway and Europe’s oldest monarch
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has welcomed Denmark’s King Frederik and his Australian-born wife,…
Continue ReadingEurope’s Stellantis and China’s Leapmotor will sell electric cars in Europe in September
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — European carmaker Stellantis says it will begin selling electric vehicles from its Chinese partner…
Continue ReadingA monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of…
Continue ReadingThe latest list of top US baby names has a few surprises
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new arrival on the list of the most popular baby names in the US. Mateo made it into the…
Continue ReadingNew industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
By DAVID SHARP and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press ORONO, Maine (AP) — Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone…
Continue ReadingEU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum…
Continue ReadingParis mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II
PARIS (AP) — A Paris memorial honoring people who distinguished themselves by helping to rescue Jews in France during the country’s Nazi…
Continue ReadingAP Investigation: Training failures can lead police to deadly use of common handcuffing tactic
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone…
Continue ReadingAP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS Associated Press In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing…
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Three prisoners accused of killing Boston mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger agree to plea deals, prosecutors say
By Holmes Lybrand and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Three inmates charged in the violent killing of notorious Boston mob boss James “Whitey”…
Continue ReadingWaymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated…
Continue ReadingAustrian court says convicted rapist Josef Fritzl can be moved to prison from psychiatric detention
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian court has ruled that a man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years, raped her thousands of times and fathered seven…
Continue ReadingProtesters throng streets of Georgia’s capital after parliament passes so-called ‘Russian law’
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled…
Continue ReadingBiden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — and snipes at Trump
By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says in defending his new tariffs…
Continue ReadingAP exclusive: Maradona heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen. They want to stop its auction
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Diego Maradona’s heirs will file a lawsuit to try to stop the auction of…
Continue ReadingMigration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people…
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