The Latest: Biden returns to the campaign trail following high-stakes news conference
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his highly anticipated news conference, President Joe Biden gave a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies…
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Fast-moving fire destroys Philadelphia apartment building, displacing dozens of residents
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire roared through a Philadelphia apartment building, destroying the structure and displacing…
Continue Reading Eva Longoria on mastering Castilian Spanish, working with Carmen Maura on ‘Land of Women’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Longoria has tackled another challenge, taking on a bilingual lead role in the Apple TV+ series “Land of…
Continue Reading Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that a Russian passenger jet has crashed near Moscow while flying without passengers, killing its crew of…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Data breaches are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As more of our lives move online, our personal data like…
Continue Reading For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out
Associated Press TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault…
Continue Reading New York law couldn’t be used to disarm reservist before Maine shooting, Army official says
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An Army nurse practitioner who evaluated a reservist who later killed 18 people says he couldn’t use New York’s red flag…
Continue Reading Melania Trump will attend the Republican convention in a rare political appearance, AP sources say
Associated press NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump will attend the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee. That’s…
Continue Reading US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
AP Technology Writers Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent…
Continue Reading A fourth person dies after truck plowed into a July Fourth party in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth person has died after a driver crashed his pickup truck into a Fourth of July gathering in New York City. Police announced…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during…
Continue Reading Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off…
Continue Reading Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life over plot to kidnap, rape and murder UK TV personality Holly Willoughby
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s…
Continue Reading New heat wave in Greece expected to last at least a week. North Macedonia also swelters
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of…
Continue Reading Czech brewer Budvar’s net profit up 46.3% in 2023 as it recovers from loss of the Russian market
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech brewer Budvar, which has been embroiled in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the…
Continue Reading Nepal’s prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the…
Continue Reading JPMorgan Q2 profit jumps as bank cashes in Visa shares, but higher interest rates also help results
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase says profits jumped sharply in the second quarter as the bank cashed in billions of dollars of…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at…
Continue Reading British police arrest man on suspicion of crossbow murders of 3 women near London
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow…
Continue Reading Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach
AP Business Writer The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security…
Continue Reading Inmates escape from one of Niger’s most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified…
Continue Reading Russian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western intelligence agencies have uncovered Russian plots to carry out assassinations, arson and other sabotage…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional primary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will go before voters in a crowded and…
Continue Reading A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday rejected a claim from a group of human rights organizations that the…
Continue Reading Nicoletta Manni shines as La Scala’s 1st company Etoile principal dancer in nearly 40 years
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Still flush from her role in Onegin, La Scala prima ballerina Nicoletta Manni received the surprise of her career…
Continue Reading European Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls…
Continue Reading American tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna, rescuers say
ROME (AP) — Italy’s alpine rescue service says a 55-year-old American tourist has died after being taken ill during an excursion on on the…
Continue Reading These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art…
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