Argentina: Prosecutor calls for trial of suspects in VP assassination attempt
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed…
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Trustee of bankrupt Bolivian bank falls from 15th floor: Suicide or foul play?
By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A prosecutor in Bolivia has launched an investigation into the…
Continue Reading North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June. A…
Continue Reading Motorist with sign claiming to have an explosive device drives to Canadian border
HOULTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say the driver of vehicle with a sign indicating there was an explosive device on board led Maine State Police on a…
Continue Reading Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word…
Continue Reading Police fire tear gas and protesters burn vehicles near home of Senegal’s main opposition leader
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal’s…
Continue Reading Cruise ship passengers left terrified after ship sails through rough seas on return to Charleston
The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has…
Continue Reading Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single…
Continue Reading Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A’s stadium financing
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers questioned whether a proposal to subsidize a new MLB…
Continue Reading Police: Puerto Rico assailants targeting drug rival killed 2 and injured 13
By JAVIER COLÓN DAVILA Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say that drug trafficking was behind a mass…
Continue Reading Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduation
PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school…
Continue Reading Site of Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 sold to community group
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artists’ warehouse in Oakland that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people, was quietly razed this month in…
Continue Reading UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the…
Continue Reading Lebanese officials say Saudi Arabian citizen kidnapped in Beirut, motive unclear
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister and security officials say assailants have kidnapped a Saudi Arabian…
Continue Reading Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus’ strongman leader announced on Monday.…
Continue Reading Rescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rescue groups are accusing the European island nation of Malta of coordinating the return…
Continue Reading Teenage girl in Guyana charged as adult with 19 counts of murder in dormitory fire
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A teenage student who police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a…
Continue Reading Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing…
Continue Reading Ex-El Salvador President Mauricio Funes sentenced to 14 years for negotiating with gangs
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge has sentenced former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes to 14 years…
Continue Reading Man charged in Ohio slaying of 4, wounding of girl, now charged in 2013 New Jersey killing
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been…
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