Jordan’s capital turns into open-air party for first major royal wedding in years
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s capital has turned into an open-air party as crowds gathered to celebrate the…
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Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging President Joe Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni…
Continue Reading Putin arrest warrant, war and weapons among issues as Lavrov attends BRICS meet in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in South Africa with counterparts from…
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Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was…
Continue Reading Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was…
Continue Reading Supreme Court revives claims that SuperValu, Safeway overcharged governments for generic drugs
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and…
Continue Reading Indianapolis man gets 30 years for fatal 2020 shooting of mail carrier
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say an Indianapolis man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been…
Continue Reading German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old who died after tournament brawl
BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation will hold a weekend of mourning for the 15-year-old player who died after a post-match brawl at an…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.79% this week, highest level since November
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since November,…
Continue Reading ‘Do I have regrets? … Hell yeah,’ says Davenport mayor after partial collapse of Iowa building
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A structural engineer’s report issued last week…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S. and some parts of the world,…
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Authorities in western Mexico find 45 bags with human remains
Authorities in northern Mexican have found 45 bags containing human remains in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and were still trying to…
Continue Reading US to open northernmost diplomatic post in Norway; only mission above Arctic Circle
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer OSLO, Norway (AP) — The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia executes Nepal man after conviction for stabbing Saudi to death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has executed a Nepali national after his conviction for stabbing a Saudi to death. The state-run…
Continue Reading Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her…
Continue Reading NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden’s membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms
By MATTHEW LEE and LORNE COOK Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — NATO is ramping up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to…
Continue Reading US and South African firefighters to battle wildfires in Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — More than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days as the…
Continue Reading Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris) — a favorite cry among…
Continue Reading Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency warns that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke,…
Continue Reading US turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially…
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