Megan Rapinoe says she’ll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after an illustrious career in…
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Wilson and Stewart go with familiar choices in WNBA All-Star Game draft
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart made the WNBA All-Star draft about picking their…
Continue Reading Latvia’s foreign minister, an ardent backer of Ukraine, is sworn in as the new president
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister, known for his tough line on neighboring Russia and strong…
Continue Reading A mob storms Tbilisi Pride Fest site, forcing the event’s cancellation
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia,…
Continue Reading Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year for the first time
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time, according to the head of the country’s dairy…
Continue Reading Minnesota officials say error in tax cut bill could cost taxpayers $352 million, but promised a fix
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials discovered an error in a tax cut bill lawmakers passed this spring that could cost taxpayers $352 million…
Continue Reading 4 die in upstate NY house fire as crews respond to woman’s desperate call
NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Four people died, including a 5-year-old girl, when a fire swept through a house west of Albany, New York, just before…
Continue Reading Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one…
Continue Reading Six killed when small plane crashes, bursts into flames in field near Southern California airport
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames during the second of two landing…
Continue Reading The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala’s presidential vote suffers another setback
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala’s first-round presidential…
Continue Reading A Vermont police officer, aged 19, died in a crash with a burglary suspect she was chasing
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a burglary suspect crashed into two police…
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California suspect arrested in Mexico serial killings
Mexican authorities charged Los Angeles County resident Bryant Rivera with the killing of three sex workers last year. He was taken into custody from…
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Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom
California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten,…
Continue Reading Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily reversed a lower court’s ruling that had…
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Arizona firefighters put out hot spots while forecasters warn of escalating fire danger
Evacuation orders for a handful of residents in western Arizona impacted by a wildfire have been lifted as fire danger escalates in parts of the West…
Continue Reading Biden is heading to Europe. A king and a war are on his agenda
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden leaves on Sunday for Europe, where he will spend time in…
Continue Reading Uzbekistan’s leader poised for landslide victory in presidential election
MOSCOW (AP) — Uzbekistan is set to hold a snap presidential election, a vote that follows a constitutional referendum that extended the…
Continue Reading England soccer stars who will miss the Women’s World Cup sit in Royal Box at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Some of the injured players on England’s national soccer team were treated like royalty at Wimbledon with the Women’s…
Continue Reading Police say several officers injured during unrest at Eritrean festival in western Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German police say several officers were injured and dozens of people were detained Saturday during unrest at an Eritrean cultural…
Continue Reading Climate-hit Pakistan to cooperate with Switzerland on ways to manage the risks of natural disaster
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his country is looking forward to cooperating with Switzerland on managing the…
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