Biden heads into a make-or-break stretch for his imperiled presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection…
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Director accused in French cinema’s #MeToo wave charged with rape and assault of actors
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in France say a film director accused of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior has been handed preliminary…
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Motorcyclist dies after crash on 32nd Street
A motorcyclist was pronounced dead after being taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC), according to the Yuma Police Department…
Continue ReadingEuro 2024: What to know about the European Championship final in Germany
The European Championship, also known as Euro 2024, has arrived at the final after a month of group stage and knockout matches. Spain and England…
Continue ReadingAn American swims in Paris’ Seine River before the Olympics despite contamination concerns
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris…
Continue ReadingA militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo has killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers,…
Continue ReadingMbappé warns of ‘catastrophic’ political situation in France as the far right gets closer to power
AP Sports Writer HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé warned on Thursday his country is in a “catastrophic”…
Continue ReadingCambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s culture minister says the return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been…
Continue ReadingMillions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Associated Press Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of…
Continue ReadingMillions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Associated Press Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of…
Continue ReadingUS citizen Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by Moscow court. He’s sentenced to 12.5 years
MOSCOW (AP) — Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in…
Continue ReadingVatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ chief of staff has become one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court.…
Continue ReadingWorld swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers’ doping tests
AP Sports Writers GENEVA (AP) — The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a…
Continue ReadingTall Ships Races with 50 classic vessels seek to draw attention to Baltic Sea’s alarming condition
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea have arrived in the Finnish…
Continue ReadingEurope is slapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — for now. Here’s what to know
AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union is moving to sharply increase customs duties on electric vehicles made in China.…
Continue ReadingBelarus rights group says 10 ill political prisoners have been freed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says at least 10 political prisoners have been freed since the country’s…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a…
Continue ReadingSweden protests against death penalties given to 3 Swedes in Iraq, says a 4th case isn’t confirmed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Iraqi chargé d’affaires in Stockholm to protest against death…
Continue ReadingErdogan to attend Turkey-Netherlands Euro 2024 quarterfinal amid diplomatic row with host Germany
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to travel to Berlin to attend the Euro 2024 quarterfinal game…
Continue ReadingIndian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
Associated Press MORIGAON, India (AP) — A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant rain on their boat journey.…
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