Ukraine’s first lady asks South Korea for air defense systems and non-lethal military hardware
By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asked South Korea to provide air defense…
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Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One Grand Prix
By LUCA BRUNO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy (AP) — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of…
Continue ReadingSmart ball technology to be trialed at rugby’s U20 world championship
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer World Rugby will trial smart ball technology at the under-20 world championship in South Africa next month. It will…
Continue ReadingFormer British Prime Minister Liz Truss warns of China threats during Taiwan visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned of economic and political threats posed to the West by China during a…
Continue ReadingHopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises with hopes US may avoid default
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied Wednesday on hopes the U.S. government can avoid a potentially disastrous…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico gunman who killed 3 fired more than 100 rounds and was found with note in pocket, police say
By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old gunman who killed three elderly women out on morning drives in…
Continue ReadingG-7 leaders likely to focus on the war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in Hiroshima
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world’s rich democracies sit down…
Continue ReadingRussia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
By SUZAN FRASER and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend…
Continue ReadingMuere un veterano del ejército estadounidense en una “descarga” de artillería rusa en Bakhmut
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un soldado retirado de las Fuerzas Especiales del Ejército de Estados Unidos fue identificado como el ciudadano…
Continue ReadingUkrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia’s war
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco security guard will not be charged in fatal shooting of suspected Walgreens shoplifter
CNN, KPIX, KGO By Veronica Miracle, Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The security guard who shot and killed a…
Continue ReadingAustralia: Truck driver charged after 7 children seriously injured in collision with school bus
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A truck driver has been charged after seven children were hospitalized with serious…
Continue ReadingSingapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the…
Continue ReadingNepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount…
Continue Reading8 taken to hospital because of ‘respiratory irritant’ in Seattle apartment building
SEATTLE (AP) — Three firefighters responding to a call Tuesday about what was described as a respiratory irritant in a Seattle apartment building…
Continue ReadingESPN announces ‘Pat McAfee Show’ will join afternoon lineup
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Pat McAfee’s show is moving to ESPN as part of a new multiyear deal announced Tuesday. McAfee first joined ESPN…
Continue ReadingWashington governor signs new law keeping drug possession illegal
By Taylor Romine, Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a drug possession bill into law…
Continue ReadingMan who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Islamic extremist was given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison for killing…
Continue ReadingBlack Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation Black reparations…
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