Former Minnesota governor and congressman, moderate Republican Al Quie, dies at 99
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie, a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle as…
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British and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation
LONDON (AP) — British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million…
Continue Reading Large wildfire ravages forest in northern Greece as 8 villages are evacuated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated eight villages near the northeastern border with Turkey due to a large summer wildfire…
Continue Reading Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly…
Continue Reading Kids Again: MLB makes strides in attracting younger fans, ticket buyers in growing the game
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper wants to get to Cooperstown. Sure, what baseball player, especially a two-time NL…
Continue Reading As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
By RIO YAMAT and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui last week,…
Continue Reading One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has…
Continue Reading French general overseeing restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral, Jean-Louis Georgelin, dies at 74
PARIS (AP) — The decorated French general in charge of the ambitious, big-budget restoration of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has…
Continue Reading Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the…
Continue Reading Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis
By SAM MCNEIL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a…
Continue Reading Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American presidency is vested with many overt powers, but one of the most important powers…
Continue Reading Greek authorities rescue dozens of migrants on small boats in Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they’ve rescued dozens of migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the…
Continue Reading How a family’s choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Her brother suddenly collapsed and…
Continue Reading England women’s team unites fans as once-ignored squad eyes nation’s first World Cup title since ’66
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s easy to understand why Gail Newsham can’t stop grinning as she prepares for England’s…
Continue Reading A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one?
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground…
Continue Reading Pakistani police seek to arrest father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died in the UK
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police in the eastern province of Punjab are seeking to arrest a man in…
Continue Reading Decathlete Trey Hardee’s mental health struggles began after celebrated career ended
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A year ago, Trey Hardee found himself alone in a hotel room, hitting rock…
Continue Reading Lebanese state media say Syrian man suspected of deadly bombing committed suicide to avoid detention
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says a Syrian citizen suspected of being behind a deadly bombing near the Syrian capital last month…
Continue Reading Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue Reading Leader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
Continue Reading Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
Continue Reading In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Would a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue Reading Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
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