‘It was tough’: WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate D-Day
By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy to…
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US defense secretary discusses upgrading ties with India to counter China
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed upgrading partnership with India, a major arms…
Continue Reading Switzerland’s UBS says it could complete Credit Suisse takeover on June 12
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s UBS says it expects to complete its takeover of longtime rival Credit Suisse as early as next week. The two…
Continue Reading ‘I am haunted by it’: Survivors of deadly train crash in India recount trauma
By KRUTIKA PATHI and RISHI LEKHI Associated Press BALASORE, India (AP) — Gura Pallay was watching another train pass by the one he was sitting in…
Continue Reading More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso’s government says, as aid falls short
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with…
Continue Reading Prince Harry a no-show on first day of court showdown with British tabloid publisher
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A broken thumb, a back injury, dabbling with drugs and dating girls. No event in…
Continue Reading Pride becomes a minefield for big companies, but many continue their support
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Many big companies, including Target and Bud Light’s parent, are still…
Continue Reading UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief…
Continue Reading Fizzled probe spares governor scrutiny over Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether…
Continue Reading US releases video showing close-call in Taiwan Strait with Chinese destroyer
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States military released video Monday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver…
Continue Reading Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle…
Continue Reading What to know about the legislative inquiry into Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers who last year demanded Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards testify about…
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Braves’ Marcell Ozuna benched after not hustling on 415-foot single
PHOENIX (AP) — Marcell Ozuna stayed at home plate way too long admiring his 415-foot single. The Atlanta Braves slugger spent most of the rest of…
Continue Reading California officials: Florida picked up asylum-seekers on Texas border and flew them to Sacramento
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state of Florida picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas…
Continue Reading Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Kevin-Prince Boateng set soccer on a path toward tougher sanctions in cases of discrimination when…
Continue Reading Undercover observers track racism, discrimination at European soccer games
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Blend in. Stay alert. Feign excitement if you must. Among the thousands of fans…
Continue Reading Racism on the soccer field took a toll on Black players in England
By JAMES ROBSON and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When racism was rife in English soccer and hooliganism was on the…
Continue Reading Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and…
Continue Reading Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer
By TALES AZZONI and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers MADRID (AP) — Hanging from a highway bridge in Madrid, an effigy of one of the world’s most…
Continue Reading Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has won an appeal quashing a conviction related to research…
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