Chelsea Peretti on her directorial debut ‘First Time Female Director,’ premiering at Tribeca
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Peretti plays a first-time director in her directorial debut: “First Time Female…
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Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans
A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton was charged Friday with…
Continue Reading Extremists attack beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital as al-Shabab claims responsibility
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses and state media in Somalia say extremists have attacked a beachside hotel in the…
Continue Reading Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour with stops in Europe and Britain to support war effort
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour for the second straight summer, appearing in eight cities…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after…
Continue Reading UN peacekeeper killed, 8 seriously injured in northern Mali attack
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Attackers killed one U.N. peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands rally against Serbia’s populist leader, warn of protest ‘radicalization’
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters formed a ring around Serbia’s government…
Continue Reading Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search
By MEG KINNARD, CURT ANDERSON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The historic federal criminal case against former…
Continue Reading White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as…
Continue Reading Rep. Santos says he’s protecting family members by seeking to keep bond cosigners secret
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. George Santos says he’s just trying to protect family members by asking the courts…
Continue Reading The Archdiocese of St. Louis will pay $1 million to settle a sex abuse lawsuit
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was…
Continue Reading Body of Alaska fishing captain recovered 11 days after partially submerged boat found
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of the captain of a fishing charter boat that was found last month partially submerged…
Continue Reading Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country’s broadest, passes committee
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A committee of the Maine Legislature has signed off on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state…
Continue Reading Young black bear wanders Washington D.C. neighborhood, sparking a frenzy before being captured
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A young black bear gave residents of a quiet northeast Washington neighborhood a start Friday…
Continue Reading ‘All life should be valued’: Volunteers rush to save animals after Ukraine dam collapse
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — The rescue volunteer holds out his hand, but the dog, stranded on a floating island…
Continue Reading Man who told jurors he had ‘fun’ at the Capitol riot is sentenced to 6 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the…
Continue Reading Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller…
Continue Reading Death toll in clashes between ethnic groups at UN displacement camp in South Sudan now more than 20
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The medical charity MSF says the death toll from clashes between displaced people inside a…
Continue Reading Chief suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance pleads not guilty to extortion charges
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway,…
Continue Reading Trump faces unprecedented legal peril, but will it hurt his standing with Republican voters?
By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In March, when Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S.…
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