Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders describes President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance as “painful.” In an…
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Venezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US
Associated Prees CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has welcomed President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement about his…
Continue Reading Italian landowner is arrested after an Indian worker bled to death in accident with farm equipment
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police have arrested an Italian farm owner after one of his workers, an undocumented laborer from India, bled to death…
Continue Reading Biden plans to meet with Democratic governors and look to shore up support after shaky debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet with Democratic governors as he attempts to solidify support among his…
Continue Reading Union sues Philadelphia over requirement that city workers return to the office full time
Associated Press A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees has asked a judge to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement…
Continue Reading Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s national data protection authority determined on Tuesday that Meta cannot use data originating in…
Continue Reading UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — United Nations human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal…
Continue Reading Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step…
Continue Reading Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and demands its release
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says that China’s coast guard has boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat and steered it to a port in mainland China.…
Continue Reading Oklahoma St RB Ollie Gordon II, who won Doak Walker Award last season, arrested for suspicion of DUI
AP Sports Writer Police say Oklahoma State running back and Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II has been arrested for suspicion of DUI. A state…
Continue Reading China and the Philippines hold crucial talks to ease tensions after intense clash in disputed waters
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China and the Philippines have held a crucial meeting to try to ease mounting tensions following their…
Continue Reading Two plundered ancient Greek vases are repatriated from Switzerland
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two plundered marble vases that marked ancient Athenians’ graves more than 2,000 years ago, including one with an…
Continue Reading Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
Associated Press The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but…
Continue Reading Mexican president says a fight over drug and migrant trafficking was behind the massacre of 19
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a fight between gangs over drug and migrant trafficking routes was behind the massacre of 19 men…
Continue Reading Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 19-year-old and the club where she worked as a stripper have sued Florida’s attorney general and two local prosecutors…
Continue Reading Judge’s ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest…
Continue Reading Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing…
Continue Reading Greece deploys foreign firefighters for the third year running to help tackle wildfires
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say 240 firefighters from Bulgaria, Malta, Moldova and Romania, will be deployed in Greece from early July…
Continue Reading Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Associated Press Google, which has an ambitious plan to address climate change with cleaner operations, came nowhere close to its goals last year,…
Continue Reading Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the…
Continue Reading Officer who killed Tamir Rice leaves new job in West Virginia
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask France’s highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria’s president
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors have asked the country’s highest court to rule on the validity of the international…
Continue Reading Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred…
Continue Reading Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents serving warrants
Associated Press Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI…
Continue Reading Former Iowa police chief sentenced to 5 years in prison in federal gun case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former small-town Iowa police chief has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to authorities to…
Continue Reading AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
AP Technology Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or share a…
Continue Reading Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
AP Science Writer A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered…
Continue Reading Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Associated Press In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in…
Continue Reading British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others has been…
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