2 more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol…
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Poland’s lawmakers to decide on contentious laws regarding top court and targeting opposition
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers are weighing two contentious draft bills. Critics say that the…
Continue Reading Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight…
Continue Reading Serbia puts troop on high alert on border with Kosovo following clashes
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Local media in Kosovo are reporting that Small groups of ethnic…
Continue Reading Berlin police investigate Roger Waters for possible incitement over concert outfit
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Berlin say they have opened an investigation of Roger Waters on suspicion of incitement over a costume the Pink Floyd…
Continue Reading Rights group: Uyghur student missing in Hong Kong after texting that he was interrogated by police
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A human rights group says a Uyghur student has been missing in Hong Kong for more than two weeks…
Continue Reading Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House…
Continue Reading 5 things to know about Memorial Day including its controversies
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s…
Continue Reading Spanish court opens investigation into racist abuse targeting VinÃcius Júnior
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has opened a judicial investigation into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for…
Continue Reading Maine governor suggests making paid leave proposal easier on businesses
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is pumping the brakes on a paid family and medical leave proposal promoted by her fellow Democrats.…
Continue Reading UK’s Treasury chief accepts that recession may be necessary to get inflation down
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief says he would be prepared to see the British economy slip back into…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Trio convicted of murder in fatal shooting of former Indiana U football player
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three people have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down…
Continue Reading Protester involved in pulling down abolitionist’s statue in Wisconsin gets 6 months in jail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who drove the car that helped pull down the statue of a Civil War hero and abolitionist outside of the Wisconsin state…
Continue Reading Can’t afford Taylor Swift tickets? See all of Swift’s eras on display at this costume exhibit
By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has been breaking records and delighting fans on the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, a…
Continue Reading Pope runs fever, skips meetings, Vatican says
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever, the Vatican said.…
Continue Reading World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon’s poor, giving cash to families struggling in the…
Continue Reading A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and the US say Sudan’s warring sides appear to be better abiding by latest cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United States say the warring parties in Sudan are adhering better to a week-long cease-fire after days of…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to prison over attempted arson attack on German synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a man of attempted arson for a New Year’s Eve incident in which he broke a window at a synagogue in…
Continue Reading British Cycling publishes new transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Riders who were born male will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new…
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