Police investigating after someone took down and burned a Pride flag hanging outside Tempe City Hall
City officials said they have already replaced the Pride flag and flagpole that was damaged and the Pride flag was the only one…
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Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Black prosecutor who stepped into leadership during protests over the fatal…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking held for Cambodia’s second expressway, linking capital to Vietnam
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak comes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
By JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as…
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From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia after security flaw leads to wave of social media fueled theft
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social…
Continue Reading US Balkan envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate tensions or jeopardize progress toward EU
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A U.S. envoy for the Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate simmering ethnic tensions in the former Serbian…
Continue Reading Germany alarmed by detention of Vietnam climate activist, warns on coal phase-out pact with Hanoi
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental…
Continue Reading For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted…
Continue Reading Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok,…
Continue Reading Is it a ‘skip’ or a ‘pause’? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When an increasingly fractious committee of Federal Reserve policymakers meets next…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares the 2023 Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla Cross
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds As car shoppers continue to flock from economy cars to small SUVs, sales are booming for this budget-conscious…
Continue Reading Residents briefly allowed back into rockslide-threatened Swiss village
BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss village under threat from a massive rockslide have been allowed back for the first time since they were…
Continue Reading Indonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply…
Continue Reading Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency says. A…
Continue Reading Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall,…
Continue Reading Turkish lira declines to record lows following start of Erdogan’s new presidential term
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira has tumbled to fresh record lows, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar. The lira weakened by around…
Continue Reading After years of threats, a feud ends with a Black mom dead and her white neighbor arrested
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A woman accused of shooting and killing a mother in front of her kids last…
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