Thousands take part in first running of the bulls in Spain’s San Fermin festival
By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of thrill seekers took part Friday in the first running of the bulls at the…
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US Treasury chief Yellen and China’s No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better…
Continue Reading A fire in a nursing home in Italy has killed 6 residents and injured some 80 others
MILAN (AP) — A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home during the night has killed six residents. Italian firefighters said the blaze began…
Continue Reading Drones sweep for sharks along New York’s coast during rise in encounters with beachgoers
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Off the coast of Long Island, drones sweep over the ocean, patrolling the water for any…
Continue Reading Yellen’s visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after jobs report comes in warm but hopefully not too hot
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting higher Friday after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm enough…
Continue Reading South Korea vouches for safety of plans to release Fukushima wastewater but citizens’ fears persist
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government has formally endorsed the safety of Japanese plans to…
Continue Reading An Indian state court won’t stay Rahul Gandhi’s defamation verdict in a blow to his election hopes
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian state court has refused to stay opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation. Friday’s…
Continue Reading ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s re-recording of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” is the third album in…
Continue Reading EU takes a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic ammunition production to help Ukraine
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic production of…
Continue Reading Armed rebellion by Wagner chief Prigozhin underscores erosion of Russian legal system
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution…
Continue Reading France’s small towns are reeling from the spread of rioting. ‘Now it’s affecting the countryside’
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After a pleasant evening of wine-tasting — joyfully billed “Grapes and Friends!” — with a…
Continue Reading Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador’s President Bukele turns to sports
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele stood before tens of thousands of roaring…
Continue Reading West clashes with Russia and Iran at UN over Tehran’s uranium enrichment and drones for Russia
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia and Iran at the U.N.…
Continue Reading For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the…
Continue Reading US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting
By TERRY TANG and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (AP) — A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black…
Continue Reading Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival ‘despises’ the state’s ethanol
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa on Friday, former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov.…
Continue Reading First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event…
Continue Reading Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized…
Continue Reading Cooler hiring in June could help the Fed achieve an elusive ‘soft landing’ for US economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another solid gain for America’s job market. The pace of hiring…
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