Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier…
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Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a…
Continue Reading Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks. The assaults happened in the tribal…
Continue Reading Trump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares
AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald…
Continue Reading Iran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an…
Continue Reading Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their…
Continue Reading 2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station, according to Russia’s…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the…
Continue Reading A night with Peter Cat Recording Co., the New Delhi band that’s found global appeal
Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — There’s an unspoken reverence emanating from the crowd as Peter Cat Recording Co. begins to…
Continue Reading 50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a…
Continue Reading US will let more people take methadone at home
AP Medical Writer The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next…
Continue Reading Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her…
Continue Reading Arundhati Roy’s first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September 2025
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her…
Continue Reading Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
MAZAN, France (AP) — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Associated Press Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with…
Continue Reading Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Associated Press Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend…
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