Russian court sets date for new trial of jailed Kremlin foe Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has set the date for a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him in prison…
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US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sanctioning a network of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong…
Continue Reading Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach, now he’s a TikTok star
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name “Papa…
Continue Reading OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN’s nuclear watchdog could oversee AI
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an…
Continue Reading NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The leaders of nine central and eastern European countries say NATO allies should aim at further boosting their support…
Continue Reading Merck sues federal government, calling plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices ‘extortion’
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America Sounding the alarm about the current political climate, the Human Rights Campaign has…
Continue Reading Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s influence
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it has joined the United States and Australia in signing a $95 million undersea cable…
Continue Reading World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates
By PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BEN FINLEY Associated Press Only minutes into a doomed journey that ended on a remote Virginia mountain, the…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in New Jersey’s primaries for state legislature
By The Associated Press New Jersey voters will cast ballots in 21 primaries for state legislature on Tuesday. Democrats hold majorities in both…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi’s son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The lawyer of a son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi says his client’s health is…
Continue Reading Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand,…
Continue Reading 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading At least $900,000 stolen by employees of US-based aid group operating in Congo
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An American-based aid group says at least $900,000 was stolen from it’s Congo programs by…
Continue Reading Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the…
Continue Reading Legal officials say Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Legal officials in Myanmar say the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Both sides of the political spectrum have their say about ESG: It’s either just a label that costs more, or it’s…
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