Houston police say 1 killed and 3 wounded after groups exchange gunfire
HOUSTON (AP) — A shooting in southwest Houston early Sunday morning left one teenager dead and three other young people wounded, police said.…
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Trump feted as Man of the Decade in Michigan county he lost twice as he looks to gain ground in 2024
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was honored as the Man of the Decade in a Michigan county…
Continue Reading In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court issued its abortion ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade, House…
Continue Reading At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are thought to be injured, police in Missouri said…
Continue Reading GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over…
Continue Reading Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation
By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane…
Continue Reading Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister as ties improve
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt has bestowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with…
Continue Reading Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press JISR AL-SHUGHUR, Syria (AP) — Activists and first responders in Syria say an airstrike over a busy vegetable…
Continue Reading Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken…
Continue Reading Italy wants to put Italians in top museum jobs. The chief of Milan’s Brera hopes to leave his mark
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The British-Canadian director of Milan’s Brera Gallery was hired in 2015 after the Italian…
Continue Reading Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan testifies at Netanyahu corruption trial over ‘supply line’ of gifts
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli producer of Hollywood blockbuster films has taken the stand in Prime Minister…
Continue Reading What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 1.8 million Muslims are making the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It’s one of the…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off rare clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has ordered a brief freeze in construction on a wind turbine project in the Israeli-controlled Golan…
Continue Reading Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack…
Continue Reading With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
By The Associated Press The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow…
Continue Reading BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest…
Continue Reading Correction: Gas Tax Alternatives-States story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published June 25, 2023, about gas tax alternatives, The Associated Press erroneously reported a comment by the…
Continue Reading Greece’s conservative New Democracy party wins landslide election victory for second 4-year term
By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos…
Continue Reading Drug abuse is soaring in Sao Paulo’s downtown. Users, residents and shop owners are all suffering
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The decline of the downtown area of Sao Paulo, Brazil has accelerated over the last year.…
Continue Reading A law that bans sex toys as obscene and morally harmful is being challenged by women in Zimbabwe
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce,…
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