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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say that an explosion at an armaments plant in Poland caused a fire that killed a 59-year-old man who worked there and injured another person. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there was no reason to assume that an “external force” was behind Monday’s explosion. The plant is a manufacturer

By BRIAN MELLEY and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Greek police say there is no sign of foul play in the death of British television host Dr. Michael Mosley. An autopsy was underway Monday on the Greek island of Rhodes. Mosley, who was known for putting his body to the test as

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Two teenagers have been killed by a landslide during heavy rains when their bedroom wall collapsed on an island in El Salvador. The landslide took place on the Meanguera del Golfo island in the Gulf of Fonseca. The deaths were confirmed early Monday by the Defense Ministry and President

By RAF CASERT and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. For decades, the EU confined the nationalist far right to the political fringes. With a strong showing in elections Sunday, far-right forces could now influence or block joint EU-wide

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars, announced 17 people elected to its board of governors Monday. The 2024-2025 board of governors include both-first timers, like director Patricia Cardoso, and veterans like Rita Wilson, Warner Bros. co-chair and CEO Pam Abdy and composer

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — More suspects are facing charges in a shootout that injured 11 people last month in Savannah’s busy tourism district. Savannah police spokesman Neil Penttila said Monday that authorities are seeking two men on arrest warrants charging them with aggravated assault and weapons charges in the May 18 shootings. That’s after police

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has rescinded the accreditation of a correspondent for Austria’s public broadcaster ORF and told her to leave the country. The ministry says it’s in response to Austria’s expulsion of a journalist for Russian state news agency Tass. ORF says Maria Knips-Witting had been based in Moscow since

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands have begun a four-day tour of the U.S. in Atlanta. During multiple stops in the city on Monday, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima paid tribute to the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learned about the history of the

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was scheduled to be in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder of Microsoft is

By CORAL MURPHY MARCOS Associated Press COAMO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Towns in central and southern Puerto Rico are struggling to emerge from a prolonged power outage that has forced authorities in the U.S. territory to activate an emergency response team. Officials on Monday also requested food distribution to those in need. The outage occurred

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was included on Serbia’s 16-man preliminary roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics on Monday, ending doubts he would skip the basketball tournament. The three-time NBA MVP has missed some important international tournaments in the past, citing long NBA seasons. But Jokic ended the current NBA season

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution. Hosier is scheduled to be executed Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of Angela and Rodney Gilpin of Jefferson City. His lawyer

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Lakers offered Dan Hurley what would have seemed like a basketball coach’s dream: a chance to coach one of the world’s most popular franchises, possibly an opportunity to work with LeBron James and a salary that would have doubled his current one. Hurley passed. He’s staying

Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The only survivor of a metal pipe attack in Iowa has died. That’s led authorities to charge the suspect with a fourth count of first-degree murder. The Linn County Sheriff’s Department alleges 34-year-old Luke Truesdell, of Marion, attacked four people with a metal pipe last week at a

PRAGUE (AP) — Prime Minister Petr Fiala says Czech authorities suspect that Russia might have been behind last week’s attempt to set buses of Prague’s public transport on fire. He says that the attempt that failed was likely part of Russia’s hybrid war against his country that “we have to stop.” Czechia is a staunch

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Over 4,000 residents have fled a town in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas after armed gangs shot up the town and burned many homes last week. Residents recounted spending days trapped in their homes before army troops and state police showed up over the weekend to allow them to flee.

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government in Hungary has declared a big win in the European Parliament elections. But missing from the victory speeches Monday was an acknowledgement that it was his party’s worst performance in an EU election since Hungary joined the bloc 20 years ago.

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A national nonprofit that helps thousands of low-income people avoid pre-trial detention has announced the closure of its Atlanta branch. They blame a new Georgia law that restricts groups like The Bail Project and expands cash bail requirements to misdemeanors like failing to appear on traffic tickets.

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sheila E. figured she’d be welcome if she showed up unannounced at Paisley Park, the studio where the percussionist once collaborated with her mentor and one-time fiancée, the late rock superstar Prince. She was wrong. She said in an Instagram video that she was hurt when she

By AYANNA ALEXANDER and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time and that such experiences inform how they view major U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media. That’s according to a study from the Pew Research Center

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. “Black history is American history,” Biden told the crowd. The Democratic president warned that some “old ghosts” in new clothes —

By GREGORY GONDWE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane carrying the country’s vice president and a former first lady went missing in the area Monday, President Lazarus Chakwera said. The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima,

LONDON (AP) — Hong Kong officials say a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from the city’s top court. Beverly McLachlin will end her term serving as a non-permanent overseas judge at Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal. Canadian media report the judge says she has reached age 80

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police now say at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin’s capital city. The shooting happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday on the roof of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Madison. Police initially said 10 people were injured, with nine hit by gunfire.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — In a story published June 10, 2024, about the Palestinian soccer team, The Associated Press erroneously reported that most United Nations members do not recognize Palestine as a country. More than 140 of the UN’s 193 members have recognized Palestinian statehood.

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants’ low rumbles that they can hear over long distances across the savanna. Scientists believe that animals

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino are getting awards at the annual Academy Museum Gala in October. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced the three honorees and the gala’s starry host committee Monday. The event is only in its fourth year but has established itself as a

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has bought a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and is seeking to force out the CEO of the airline, which has struggled with operational and financial problems. Shares in the airline rose 7% Monday, their second-best day since 2020. In