Rome holds LGBTQ+ Pride parade amid backdrop of Meloni government crackdown on surrogate births
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade is winding its way through the Italian capital. This…
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San Francisco police: 9 victims hit but no deaths in Mission District mass shooting
Multiple victims were struck by bullets during a mass shooting in San Francisco’s Mission District Friday night, but authorities said there were no…
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Lake Powell houseboat fire was accidental, investigators say
Investigators have ruled a fire that damaged several houseboats on Lake Powell, a popular destination on the Utah-Arizona line, was an accident, the…
Continue Reading Canadians fighting wildfires see hope in improving weather conditions
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadians fighting the wildfires that have sent a hazardous haze over the country’s northeast and much of northeastern United…
Continue Reading 2 dead, another injured, in shooting involving Kansas City officer, authorities say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s central bank chief arrested after being suspended by president
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s central bank chief has been arrested hours after he was suspended by the…
Continue Reading Syria’s Kurds to try IS fighters after their home countries refused to repatriate them
By HOGIR AL ABDO and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria says hundreds of fighters…
Continue Reading Troops feel the heat, and several faint, as Prince William reviews military parade
LONDON (AP) — Several British soldiers were overcome by the heat on Saturday as they turned out in woolen tunics and bearskin hats to salute Prince…
Continue Reading Iran police shooting at car to stop thief killed his 9-year-old son, authorities say
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities say a boy was shot and killed by police after his father stole a car in the southwestern…
Continue Reading One of 2 giant ducks in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor deflates
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor deflated on…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson’s bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left chaos in his wake Saturday after quitting Parliament…
Continue Reading Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find out
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press FUERTH, Germany (AP) — The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St.…
Continue Reading Beverly Hills-adjacent golf club opens doors to world with U.S. Open
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For much of the past century, the Los Angeles Country Club was quite literally a hidden gem.…
Continue Reading Pope Francis takes doctors’ advice to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano spews ash, lava in new eruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 3 kilometers (2 miles) into the air, officials…
Continue Reading Children who were stabbed in France no longer in life-threatening condition as suspect is charged
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Four young children stabbed in a playground in the French Alps are no…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
By SAMYA KULLAB and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive…
Continue Reading Rains unleashed by typhoon worry thousands of people fleeing restive Philippine volcano
By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press BONGA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people who fled their homes in the central Philippines to…
Continue Reading 5 killed in explosion at rocket and explosives factory in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says an explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse, killing all five…
Continue Reading Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing on memorial service in northeast Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan that…
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