Cambodian leader Hun Sen, a huge Facebook fan, says he is jumping ship to Telegram
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a devoted and very active user of…
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Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won’t halt broader 12-week ban
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge says she won’t block temporarily a large swath of North…
Continue Reading Amtrak train with 198 passengers derails after hitting truck on tracks in Southern California
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a county work truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California,…
Continue Reading Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian opposition figure says that he has provided the International Criminal…
Continue Reading Tennessee State will become the first HBCU to add ice hockey
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State University announced it will become the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice…
Continue Reading Russia outlaws critical news outlet as ‘undesirable’ in continued crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have declared a news outlet critical of the Kremlin an “undesirable” organization, effectively…
Continue Reading Extortion threat fueled New Jersey political murder-for-hire plot, prosecutors say
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey political consultant who hired two career criminals to kill a friend and…
Continue Reading President touts ‘Bidenomics’ though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy
By JOSH BOAK, EMILY SWANSON and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden had a tough sell Wednesday, trying to convince…
Continue Reading Taika Waititi’s soccer pic ‘Next Goal Wins’ set for Toronto Film Festival premiere
Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, organizers…
Continue Reading South African court rules against government over ending permits for nearly 200,000 Zimbabweans
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has ruled against the government and ordered it to reconsider its decision to terminate the special…
Continue Reading Delta passengers exit their flight using the jet slide after the plane lands without gear extended
By ERIK VERDUZCO and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Passengers aboard a Delta flight had to disembark using the jet slide…
Continue Reading Man convicted of driving into fundraiser crowd, then killing mother gets 2 life terms
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man convicted of driving into a fundraiser crowd in Pennsylvania last summer, killing one and injuring 19 others, and…
Continue Reading Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town where…
Continue Reading NATO chief convenes July 6 talks hoping to convince Turkey to let Sweden join
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he’s called a meeting of senior officials on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish…
Continue Reading Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in…
Continue Reading Human remains have likely been recovered from the Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible that…
Continue Reading Your DoorDash driver? He’s the company’s co-founder
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TERRY CHEA Associated Press Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a recent afternoon in San Francisco, a DoorDash driver was…
Continue Reading Maltese lawmakers to vote on watered-down abortion law as pro-choice coalitions withdraw support
By KEVIN ORLANDI SCHEMBRI Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Maltese lawmakers are expected to vote on landmark legislation to ease the the…
Continue Reading Mbappé and France teammates Maignan, Koundé express criticism after police kill teenager
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and other prominent French soccer players have expressed their indignation after a 17-year-old delivery driver was shot…
Continue Reading Who wants to be a game show host? These days, you already have to be famous
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man…
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