The threat Israel didn’t foresee: Hezbollah’s growing drone power
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive…
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UN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus have rounded up…
Continue Reading Polish leader Tusk says billions of dollars in illegal spending by predecessors uncovered
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Poland’s previous government of illegally spending 100 billion Polish zlotys or $25…
Continue Reading Norway likely won’t proceed with spying trial for a Russian citizen who was part of Russia-US swap
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior prosecutor in Norway says that a Russian citizen who was arrested in the Scandinavian country…
Continue Reading All 4 Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder in Black man’s death now in custody
MILWAUKEE (AP) — All four hotel workers charged in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death are now in custody, more than five weeks after…
Continue Reading Co-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal indictment has charged three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1…
Continue Reading UNC’s interim leader approved for permanent job
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has voted to approve the nomination of Lee Roberts as the…
Continue Reading Harvard rebuffs protests and won’t remove Sackler name from two buildings
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the…
Continue Reading UN rights office decries ‘alarmingly high’ number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week. The U.N.…
Continue Reading Italian beach establishments close umbrellas briefly to protest long-delayed liberalization plans
ROME (AP) — Italian beach establishments mounted a symbolic two-hour strike early Friday aimed at pressuring the government not to enact a…
Continue Reading H.E.R. will sing at the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los Angeles
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected…
Continue Reading Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics’ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a…
Continue Reading Amtrak train hits tractor trailer in Connecticut, minor injuries reported
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers has crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in Connecticut. Amtrak says…
Continue Reading You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts
Associated Press The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free…
Continue Reading Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where…
Continue Reading Plane carrying Panthers players, coaches and staff gets stuck in the mud after landing in Charlotte
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible ‘megaquake’
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response…
Continue Reading It’s all about style and individuality as the world’s best breakers take the Olympic stage
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form…
Continue Reading Q&A: John Legend on his ambitious children’s album, ‘My Favorite Dream,’ and new single, ‘L-O-V-E’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years on from the release of his career-making debut album, John Legend is entering uncharted territory. The…
Continue Reading Wrexham is halfway to the Premier League under Ryan Reynolds. Expect things to get much tougher now
AP Sports Writer Wrexham is at the halfway stage of its unlikely journey to the Premier League. The next stop is League One. The Welsh club owned by…
Continue Reading Baby gorilla is born at Detroit Zoo, the first in its 96-year history
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history. The gorilla…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia’s grinding gains
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s army has in recent months made an unrelenting effort to punch through Ukrainian defenses at…
Continue Reading Polish diplomats seek release of students and a lecturer detained in Nigeria during protests
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish diplomats are working to try to free seven Polish citizens who were detained in Nigeria in what…
Continue Reading Considering a mortgage refi? Lower rates are just one factor when refinancing a home loan
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates haven’t been this attractive in more than a year, good news for homeowners eager to…
Continue Reading Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballot
Associated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her new running mate this week put…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Connecticut’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut Republicans will pick nominees in state primaries on Tuesday to challenge two longtime Democratic…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Wisconsin will select candidates Tuesday who will compete in some of the fall’s most closely watched…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota’s primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tough summer of primaries, the progressive House members who call themselves “the Squad” are facing…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Vermont’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democrats will compete in Vermont’s state primary for the right to challenge four-term Republican Gov.…
Continue Reading Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 14 die in a Russian strike on a mall
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia declared a “federal-level” emergency in the Kursk region following a large-scale incursion from…
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