Son of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoff
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an…
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China accuses government worker of spying for the CIA in second public espionage claim
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese authorities on Monday publicly accused a government worker of spying for the CIA, the second high-profile…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challenge
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans overwhelmingly picked an independent progressive to…
Continue ReadingNew faces in Cambodia’s parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king has congratulated the country’s new lawmakers and urged them to…
Continue ReadingDentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in…
Continue ReadingSophia Smith scores go-ahead goal as Portland edges North Carolina 2-1, takes over top spot in NWSL
Sophia Smith wasted little time in her return from the Women’s World Cup, scoring the go-ahead goal one minute after taking the pitch as a…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan’s…
Continue Reading3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle; no word on suspects
SEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said. City…
Continue ReadingImmigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JULIE WATSON and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when…
Continue ReadingImmigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JULIE WATSON and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when…
Continue ReadingTrump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying…
Continue ReadingA rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep…
Continue ReadingA Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US
By REBECCA SANTANA and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Valerie Laveus remembers when she first heard about an immigration program…
Continue ReadingThe GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee,…
Continue ReadingRights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants
By JON GAMBRELL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Adam Sandler, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka,’ Tim McGraw and ‘Honor Among Thieves’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the “Mandalorian” spin-off “Star Wars: Ahsoka” starring Rosario…
Continue ReadingDynamo score 3 goals early, rout Timbers 5-0 to end skid
HOUSTON (AP) — Amine Bassi, Nelson Quiñónes and Corey Baird scored goals in the first 14 minutes and the Houston Dynamo cruised to a 5-0 victory…
Continue ReadingFour die in climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s highest peak
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four Mexican citizens died in a climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba, which is the highest mountain the country, authorities…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks mixed as traders await Fed conference for interest rate update
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Monday as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s summer conference…
Continue ReadingEcuador election heads to run-off vote, with González to face surprise second-place Noboa
By Tara John and Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first…
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