Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
By TRAVIS LOLLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has resigned under pressure. Pope…
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UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations human rights office says Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic…
Continue Reading Japan to reinstate South Korea as preferred trade nation from July 21 as two sides improve ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Tuesday a decision to reinstate South Korea as a preferred nation with fast-track…
Continue Reading Rivalry between Trump and DeSantis deepens with dueling New Hampshire campaign events
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HOLLY RAMER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) — The rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former…
Continue Reading Pope’s peace envoy is heading to Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy is heading to Moscow. The Vatican says the visit Wednesday and Thursday…
Continue Reading Audio emerges with new details of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording that includes new details from a 2021 meeting at which former President Donald Trump discusses holding secret…
Continue Reading ‘The Hajj is not Mecca’: Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called…
Continue Reading Fire engulfs high-rise in United Arab Emirates. No reports of injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Videos circulating online show a fire tearing through a high-rise residential building in the United Arab…
Continue Reading FBI and Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount…
Continue Reading Do you know Wimbledon? Try the AP’s quiz about the grass-court Grand Slam tournament
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about Wimbledon? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test…
Continue Reading North Macedonia prosecutor says inmates, psychiatric patients subjected to degrading treatment
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A report by the ombudsman in North Macedonia says inmates in the…
Continue Reading Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country…
Continue Reading Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy…
Continue Reading Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
By The Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest…
Continue Reading US ambassador dismisses claims of American interference in Thailand’s elections
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed despite Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over…
Continue Reading Corruption trial begins for former Indonesia IT minister over mobile phone tower project
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former…
Continue Reading Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud after pleading guilty in German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal
BERLIN (AP) — A German court found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal…
Continue Reading Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern…
Continue Reading Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to…
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