California Sailors and Marines place flags on graves for Memorial Day
During Fleet Week, visiting U.S. Navy sailors and Marines paid tribute to fallen heroes by placing flags on graves at Green Hills Memorial Park in…
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California man drowns after boating accident
Witnesses say they saw the man struggling after he jumped in. Divers searched through the evening finally recovering the man’s body just before…
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South African president appoints judge to oversee weapons-for-Russia inquiry
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry…
Continue Reading What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to…
Continue Reading Casteless utopia: California religious group backs bill to ban caste discrimination
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press FRESNO, California (AP) — For decades, worshipping in temples, Ram Asra has sung spiritual songs known as…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to terminate his national security trial
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security…
Continue Reading 7 men appear in Northern Ireland court on attempted murder charges related to shooting of detective
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seven men have appeared in court on charges of attempted murder related to the February attack on a…
Continue Reading Vatican singles out bishops in urging reflective not reactive social media use
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is urging the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective,…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 5 ways to simplify and reduce your money clutter
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Streamline how you manage your money to save yourself time and reduce stress. Prioritize addressing and simplifying your…
Continue Reading ‘Tony’ Yasumura reveals all about his not-naked shtick and its origins in Japanese comedy
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it,…
Continue Reading Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight after hitting Ukraine’s capital with series of nighttime barrages
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Explosions have rattled Kyiv during daylight as Russian ballistic missiles fell on the…
Continue Reading Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to…
Continue Reading Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote
By CIARÁN GILES and JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general…
Continue Reading Poland’s president approves law on Russia’s influence that could target opposition
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he will sign a bill that creates a commission to investigate…
Continue Reading Iran supreme leader says he’d ‘welcome’ full diplomatic ties with Egypt; presidency websites hacked
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader says he’d “welcome” the restoration of full…
Continue Reading Authorities in Thailand seize more than a ton of crystal methamphetamine thought bound for Australia
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Thailand say they seized more than a ton of crystal…
Continue Reading Uganda’s president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president has signed into law anti-gay legislation supported by many in…
Continue Reading IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency team has arrived in Tokyo for a final review before Japan…
Continue Reading UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali, call for urgent aid
ROME (AP) — Two U.N. agencies are warning of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war and in Haiti, Burkina…
Continue Reading Malaysia detains Chinese barge on suspicion of looting WWII British warship wrecks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s maritime agency says it has detained a Chinese-registered vessel on suspicion of looting two British…
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