Revelers across the US brave heat and rain to celebrate Fourth of July
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Revelers across the U.S. braved heat and heavy rain to take part in Fourth of July activities…
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MLB’s Sarah Langs, who has ALS, honored at Yankees game on anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous speech
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Langs tried on Lou Gehrig’s cap, a joyous moment and also a reminder of the link they…
Continue Reading Iowa man wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — New York had its hot dog eating contest to celebrate Independence Day. But the Florida Keys had a sweeter alternative. The…
Continue Reading South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course lagoon
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a South Carolina woman died Tuesday after she was attacked by an alligator while walking her dog…
Continue Reading UN urges Security Council to extend Turkey border crossing into northwest Syria for 1 year
BY OMAR ALBAM Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — The U.N. secretary general is hoping that the Security Council will vote later this month to…
Continue Reading Georgia condemns Ukraine for its protests over health of former president Saakashvili
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Foreign Ministry is criticizing Ukraine for urging the Georgian ambassador to return to Tbilisi for…
Continue Reading 6 South African opposition parties to discuss forming alliance to challenge long-ruling ANC
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Six opposition parties in South Africa say they will discuss forming an alliance…
Continue Reading UK police reopen partygate probe into lockdown-breaching Conservative ‘jingle and mingle’ bash
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have reopened an investigation into lockdown-breaching government parties after…
Continue Reading UK mortgage rates spike to highest level since Truss tax plan spooked markets
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Homeowners and renters in the U.K. are facing further grim news as mortgage rates hit levels not seen…
Continue Reading Joey Chestnut shakes off rain delay and defends title at Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog contest
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Eating superstar Joey “Jaws” Chestnut shook off a rain delay and gobbled his way to another win at…
Continue Reading Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary test has shown that a suspicious substance found at the White…
Continue Reading Yan Mingfu, Communist Party envoy to protesters in China’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, dies at age 91
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Yan Mingfu, a former top Communist Party figure who acted as an envoy to pro-democracy protesters…
Continue Reading Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
LONDON (AP) — Facebook has lost a legal challenge at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited…
Continue Reading Neutral Switzerland and Austria will join European air defense project
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland plans to take part in a Europe-wide air defense project initiated in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Alpine…
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney says
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawyer for embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Republican will not…
Continue Reading French court upholds freezing of assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank chief
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A French court has upheld the freezing of assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor…
Continue Reading Indonesia pulls out of hosting Beach Games, 3 months after losing U20 World Cup over Israel issue
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Indonesia has pulled out of hosting another global sports event at short notice, three months after refusing to…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Neymar fined $3.3 million for illegal artificial lake at mansion outside Rio
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Neymar was fined more than $3.3 million for violating local…
Continue Reading Armed groups are committing abuses in English-speaking regions of Cameroon, rights group says
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A human rights group says the army, separatists and militias are committing abuses against…
Continue Reading Man steals forklift from a Maryland store and rams a car, killing a woman, authorities say.
WALDORF, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a man stole a forklift from a Maryland home improvement store and killed a woman in the parking lot after…
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