Winnie Ewing, icon of Scotland’s pro-independence movement, dies at 93
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A politician considered to be the mother of the modern Scottish independence movement has died at…
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Widow of slain Haitian president files lawsuit against suspects seeking trial and damages
By DÁNICA COTO and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Attorneys for the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse…
Continue Reading Guatemalans worry about security, unimpressed by leading candidates ahead of election
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN JUAN COMALAPA, Guatemala (AP) — Just days away from electing a new president, many Guatemalans remain…
Continue Reading Home sales inch up in May amid record-low inventory and biggest annual drop in prices since 2011
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May and the national median sale price…
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water…
Continue Reading Pope short of breath, says he’s still feeling effects of anesthesia 2 weeks after surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s still feeling the effects of anesthesia from abdominal surgery two weeks ago and that his breathing…
Continue Reading Correction: Rapper-Gang Charges story
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In a story published June 20, 2023, about the indictment of rapper Quando Rondo, The Associated Press misidentified the…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern Caribbean
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing…
Continue Reading German rail union threatens open-ended strikes over pay dispute
BERLIN (AP) — A German rail workers’ union says it will ask its members to vote on all-out strike action after long-running salary talks with the…
Continue Reading Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential election, the field of candidates is largely set. Former…
Continue Reading Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah look marvelous as they headline this year’s Kennedy Center Honors
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — You know you’ve made a cultural impact when Henry Kissinger quotes your own joke back to you.…
Continue Reading Political future of Brazil’s Bolsonaro hangs in the balance as his trial begins
By CARLA BRIDI and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s top electoral court has started hearing a case that could…
Continue Reading Charges filed year after phony signatures roiled Michigan race for governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three people have been charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition…
Continue Reading Ex-Texas congressman Will Hurd calls Trump a ‘failed politician’ as he launches GOP presidential run
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd says he’s running for president and calls Republican…
Continue Reading Ex-Sri Lanka president ordered police records destroyed to stall mass grave probes, report alleges
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A new report accuses Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of…
Continue Reading Presto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, ‘Ten Little Rabbits,’ will be published in 2024
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rare Maurice Sendak picture story, originally a pamphlet for a 1970 museum fundraiser, will…
Continue Reading Yellen says it’s critical to maintain U.S.-China ties after Biden’s dictator remarks
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a…
Continue Reading Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleads guilty to 72nd victim
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 72nd victim. Gerald…
Continue Reading Turkey’s central bank sharply raises interest rates. That could signal an economic turnaround
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish central bank has delivered a large interest rate increase,…
Continue Reading Russia’s highest court quashes Navalny’s lawsuit over depriving him of pen and paper in prison
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny contesting prison regulations…
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