Bulgaria seizes heroin at a Black Sea port worth $38 million en route from Kyrgizstan
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities say they have seized some 436 kilograms — about 960 pounds — of heroin at the Black Sea port of…
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Snoop’s side quests: Beyond the Olympics, rapper has proved versatility from cooking to wrestling
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although he is most prominently known for his decades-long rap career and being everyone’s “uncle,” Snoop…
Continue Reading North Dakota voters to weigh in again on marijuana legalization
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the November general election.…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health care system has been battered by multiple crisis but is now preparing for the possibility of a…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s military arrests former spy chief over probe related to a housing project scheme
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says the former spy chief has been arrested and will be court-martialed. The…
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Blink Fitness, an affordable gym operator owned by Equinox, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gym operator Blink Fitness has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Blink, an Equinox-owned chain with…
Continue Reading Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in…
Continue Reading Georgia No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 and Ohio State No. 2 as expanded SEC, Big Ten flex muscles
AP College Football Writer Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the…
Continue Reading Resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to Hasina are legal, interim leader Yunus says
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s interim government says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to…
Continue Reading The UN says Sudan is at a ‘breaking point.’ Its military hasn’t committed to peace talks this week
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ migration agency warns that the humanitarian crisis in war-wrecked Sudan is at “a…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s lawyers say claims about foreign business dealing have no place in upcoming tax trial
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged”…
Continue Reading French authorities investigate British man who climbed the Eiffel Tower before Olympics closing show
PARIS (AP) — A British man, who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower on the last day of the Paris Olympics, has been released from police custody,…
Continue Reading Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic…
Continue Reading Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London
LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London. It is the…
Continue Reading Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Netflix documentary
AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The tear-jerker documentary “Daughters” follows four young girls as they prepare to reunite with…
Continue Reading Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S.…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Capitol Police decline to investigate leak of state Supreme Court abortion order
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in…
Continue Reading U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they killed 18 pro-government gunmen in rare attack in eastern Syria
Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have carried out a rare attack in eastern Syria, striking at three posts manned…
Continue Reading Islamic State-allied militants kill 12 people in eastern Congo, official says
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in eastern Congo says that militants allied with the Islamic State group in have killed at…
Continue Reading Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto…
Continue Reading Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons
Associated Press OUTSIDE OFER PRISON, West Bank (AP) — Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have…
Continue Reading Sweden drops a probe into Joost Klein, Eurovision contestant who was expelled hours before the final
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has dropped its investigation into a backstage altercation in May involving a Dutch contestant in the Eurovision…
Continue Reading Danish justice minister denounces gangs who hire teenage Swedes to kill in Denmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has denounced organized criminal gangs who hire Swedish…
Continue Reading From Biden to Gabbard, here’s what Harris’ past debates show before a faceoff with Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent’s seeming reluctance to debate, telling a…
Continue Reading Man stabs a girl and her mother in a London tourism hot spot before being arrested, police say
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say a man stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother in London’s bustling theater district before being arrested, but…
Continue Reading Korean American star Jay Park discusses his garlic juice, foray into K-pop and keeping it real
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Korean American pop star Jay Park is known for many things, including being a rapper and R&B artist,…
Continue Reading Pakistani mountaineer known for rescue missions dies during descent on Broad Peak
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say a climber climber known for taking part in high-altitude rescue missions died during a descent from one of…
Continue Reading Democrats launch first paid ad campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in battleground states
Associated Press With a solidified presidential ticket stumping across the country and a massive amount of money to spend, the Democratic Party is…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors say they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela.…
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