Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here’s what to know
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by sex assault…
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Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs…
Continue Reading American who filmed tourist carving name in Colosseum ‘dumbfounded’ as hunt for culprit intensifies
By TRISHA THOMAS and REBECCA PRECCIUTI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist…
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California firefighters preps for Fourth of July holiday
Fire season announced its arrival with a pair of small grass fires last week, and the upcoming Fourth of July holiday has Michael Seabury on…
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California house turns bright pink ahead of Barbie movie
From the patio to the pool slide, the house is decked out in Barbie’s signature color, and the pool floaties spell…
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Who will have the 2023 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
The sun is shining, the beach is calling, and school is out: It’s time to prepare the song of the…
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California’s law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it
A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been delayed for nearly two years following industry…
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Griner’s WNBA return a mixed bag, but experience in Russia helps her keep perspective
There was a time in Brittney Griner’s life when a mid-season coaching change might have been tough to handle. Her 10-month detainment in Russia has…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s premier says he hopes the IMF will decide on the bailout for his country in a day or two
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says he hopes the International Monetary Fund will make its decision in a day or two on the fate of…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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