Scotland wants to decriminalize drugs. The UK government just says no
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to…
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Inmate suspected of homicide escapes from a Pennsylvania jail using bed sheets
WARREN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are searching for an inmate described as “very dangerous” who officials say escaped from a jail in northwestern…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s main opposition party goes to court to challenge a police decision to ban its rally
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has gone to court to challenge a police decision to…
Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz won’t fret about sounding humble at Wimbledon. He wants to face Novak Djokovic
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz played for the second straight day at Wimbledon and won again.…
Continue Reading South Koreans protest the planned release of Fukushima wastewater during a visit by the head of IAEA
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in South Korea’s capital demanding Japan scrap its…
Continue Reading A Libyan court sentences 3 people to prison terms over human trafficking
CAIRO (AP) — A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking. It’s a first…
Continue Reading Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press NEZUK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of…
Continue Reading Seven people including two children are killed by a gas explosion in a van in eastern Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A government official says a fire in a passenger van in eastern Pakistan killed seven people, including two children. The…
Continue Reading Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria, US military says
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy hails Ukraine’s soldiers from a symbolic Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing…
Continue Reading The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has visited the king to hand in the resignation of…
Continue Reading Texas police find 6 people injured after shooting at El Paso party, updated news report says
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — An updated news report says a shooting at a party in Texas wounded six people, fewer than previously reported. KVIA-TV…
Continue Reading Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former…
Continue Reading NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A pair of colorful children’s scooters rest against the yellow tracks of a battle…
Continue Reading Militants in southeast Iran attack a police station and kill 2 security forces, state TV says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says four militants have attacked a police station with grenades in the country’s southeast. The attack…
Continue Reading A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press SONNEBERG, Germany (AP) — The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right…
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NBC 11 Sports: Pro baseball on its way to San Luis, Mexico & Yuma All-Star squad cruises to quarterfinals
For the first time since 2019, a pro baseball league will be kicking up dirt in the desert southwest – reviving the baseball spirit into the…
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Off to the quarterfinals: YBBL All-Stars cruise again in 10-0 win
The Yuma Boys Baseball 16U All-Stars will get a much deserved day off to explore Norco, California on Saturday after another win pushed them closer…
Continue Reading An Iowa meteorologist started talking about climate change on newscasts. Then came the harassment
By HANNAH FINGERHUT, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV…
Continue Reading Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Mily Trevino-Sauceda was 9 when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and…
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