Fighter or optimist? Iowa Republicans eye Trump alternatives
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Many loyal Republicans in the state that kicks off the presidential…
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Dutch leader pledges to repay debt to quake-hit region
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized to residents of the northern province…
Continue Reading UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict
By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national…
Continue Reading Trump gets endorsed by Daines, GOP’s Senate campaign chief
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has gotten his highest-profile backing from a Senate…
Continue Reading Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and SERGIO RODRIGO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Agriculture Minister Luis Planas has requested emergency…
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A play about the making of ‘Jaws’ swims toward Broadway
A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” will soon take a huge bite out of…
Continue Reading Indigenous competitors celebrate culture and sport in Brazil
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer PIACAGUERA INDIGENOUS LAND, Brazil (AP) — As a bonfire lit by children finished burning, the winners at the…
Continue Reading Fake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad with a legislative candidate’s phone…
Continue Reading Fox to air 29 Women’s World Cup matches, up from 22 in ’19
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox will broadcast 29 of 64 Women’s World Cup games from Australia and New Zealand this summer on its main network, up from 22…
Continue Reading Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor…
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President Biden announces 2024 re-election
President Biden has announced that he will be running for a second term. The pre-taped messages comes four years to the day of when he announced his…
Continue Reading EU nations seek to end Ukraine farm import standoff
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is looking for a way to satisfy the concerns of member nations facing a…
Continue Reading Sweden expels 5 Russian Embassy staff on suspicion of spying
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has informed Russia that five employees with the Russian Embassy in Stockholm have been asked to leave the country, saying…
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California transit authority launches autonomous shuttle service
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority launched its autonomous shuttle service Monday in San Ramon’s sprawling “Bishop Ranch.” It’s a…
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California infant shot, condition unknown at this time
Surveillance cameras at a nearby family store showed family members running from the car to the fire station with the little girl in hand, banding on…
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Los Angeles pays $38M to settle suit over power line deaths
Los Angeles will pay $38 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of two people who were electrocuted by a power line that fell into their…
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LA’s big Armenian community marks genocide remembrance day
The killing and deportation of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s was remembered Monday in Southern California, home to an…
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Actor Danny Masterson drugged, raped women, prosecutor says
Actor Danny Masterson drugged then raped three women at his Hollywood-area home between 2001 and 2003, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in his…
Continue Reading Germany detains Syrian suspected of planning Islamist attack
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have detained a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic…
Continue Reading Melissa McCarthy fronts People magazine’s ‘Beautiful Issue’
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Melissa McCarthy is on the cover of this year’s People magazine “Beautiful Issue.” The…
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