Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken…
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Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default
By KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and…
Continue Reading Ed Ames, ’50s pop singer with Ames Brothers and ’60s TV star in ‘Daniel Boone,’ dies at 95
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Writer Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a…
Continue Reading Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of key events that led to Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton being impeached by the state’s…
Continue Reading 2 horses die from injuries at Churchill Downs, bringing total to 12 at home of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past…
Continue Reading Iraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe
By SALAR SALIM IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate…
Continue Reading Mass protests against Israeli government’s plans to change legal system enter 21st week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathered for the relentless weekly protests against their government’s plans to…
Continue Reading UAE releases Lebanese detainees after death in custody raised allegations of mistreatment
By ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT (AP) — A group of Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released, according to Lebanon’s foreign…
Continue Reading Florida man at center of fatal human smuggling case pleads not guilty in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Florida man charged with human smuggling related to the deaths last year of four immigrants near the Canadian border has…
Continue Reading Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer seeking insanity defense
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is…
Continue Reading Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea told…
Continue Reading Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — Tourism police say a snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan has killed 11 people, including a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after…
Continue Reading Pope Francis resumes regular appointments after canceling schedule with a fever
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever. The pontiff held a…
Continue Reading Clashes between Senegal’s police and supporters of opposition leader leave one dead, others hurt
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal have left one…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations…
Continue Reading Sudan military ruler seeks removal of UN envoy in letter to UN chief, who is ‘shocked’ by the demand
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Sudan’s military ruler has demanded in a letter to the U.N. secretary general that the…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is…
Continue Reading Protesters encircle Serbian state TV building to press government to ease its grip on media
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have encircled the Serbian state television…
Continue Reading Polish president seeks experts’ advice on contentious law targeting opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Aides to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda say that his experts have begun analyzing a highly contentious law on…
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