Tiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut in the British Open
AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps…
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South Dakota anti-abortion group appeals ruling that dismissed its lawsuit over ballot initiative
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights…
Continue Reading Tunisian presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi barred from contesting elections for life
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has sentenced a presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison and banned…
Continue Reading Adidas ‘revising’ campaign for retro shoes that drew criticism from Israel
BERLIN (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972…
Continue Reading Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row
Associated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was…
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A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries…
Continue Reading Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet. Ruto on Friday retained six…
Continue Reading What to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He, his employer and the U.S.…
Continue Reading Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Is his…
Continue Reading Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it
NEW YORK (AP) — The last few years have been brutal for the climate — and for the humans and other living things within it. Around the globe,…
Continue Reading Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg released from jail after serving perjury sentence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has been released from jail in New York City after serving…
Continue Reading From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both
AP Media Writer From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its…
Continue Reading GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Activists who marched outside the Republican National Convention are trumpeting their efforts, despite crowd…
Continue Reading Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws such as those in Florida are national security risk
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social…
Continue Reading Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
Associated Press In early 2022, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now…
Continue Reading Accused of biting police official, NYC Council member says police were the aggressors
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member accused of biting a police official says officers used excessive force as she tried to help someone…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft…
Continue Reading Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September
ROME (AP) — The Vatican has released on Friday the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will…
Continue Reading Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of…
Continue Reading South Korean FA files complaint to FIFA after Como player’s alleged racist remark sparks outrage
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean Football Association has filed a complaint with FIFA over an alleged racist remark toward…
Continue Reading Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has…
Continue Reading Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The last time Republicans gathered for a full convention, they were plagued by internal division and fear. Morale…
Continue Reading Five people survive after a helicopter crashes in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Officials say two Australian and three Indonesian nationals have survived after a tourist helicopter…
Continue Reading Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards hold joint search and rescue drill off Japan’s eastern coast
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards have conducted what is believed to be their first joint drill off Japan’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street finishes worst week since April with more losses
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Friday in another washout, as businesses around the world scrambled to contain the effects…
Continue Reading Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Britain’s new government to help Kyiv’s forces attack deeper…
Continue Reading The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman this week have been repatriated and…
Continue Reading Cheng Pei-pei, martial arts actor who starred in ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ dies at age 78
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden…
Continue Reading What to know about Malaysia’s coronation of its king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, was officially installed six months after he was sworn in for…
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