Spain PM’s shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks…
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Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge…
Continue Reading Rights group says Uyghur student reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city
By KANIS LEUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amnesty International says a Uyghur student who it had said was missing…
Continue Reading Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan
By JIM GOMEZ and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press YILAN, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rain and large…
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Update: Woman who struck and killed Yenin Chan, cleared of charges
Family and friends of Yenin Chan demand answers after the local teacher from Mexicali is runover and killed by driver who may have been under the…
Continue Reading Pro-Imran Khan Pakistani TV journalist returns home after being freed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing last week has returned home after being released by his captors. Sami…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried’s arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss…
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Locals give tribute to veterans on Memorial Day
The silence as a bugle played taps and a traditional gun salute served as key reminders to those who gave their all during a Memorial Day ceremony in…
Continue Reading DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa, vows to ‘fight back’ against Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped up to Donald Trump at…
Continue Reading Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
Continue Reading Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S.…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash
By DENISE LAVOIE and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at a Texas prison…
Continue Reading New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire stadium is being recognized for playing a largely unheralded role in helping…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue defendant admit he carried out deadliest US antisemitic attack
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11…
Continue Reading Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded
By SUSIE BLANN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage…
Continue Reading Report: At least 153 people arrested under special powers have died in Salvadoran prisons
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country’s…
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UPDATE: 35-year-old woman found dead east of Somerton
In a press release, YCSO responded to a report at around 11:40am on Monday, in the area of Avenue 1E and County 18th…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate. The Halifax Regional…
Continue Reading UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while…
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