Israel says its foreign minister met with his Libyan counterpart in sign of burgeoning ties
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the Israeli and Libyan foreign ministers met secretly in…
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Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee governor Don Sundquist has died after a short illness. He was 87. The family of the two-term Republican…
Continue Reading Large hailstones cause extensive damage in a small German town as a storm hits Bavaria
BERLIN (AP) — A storm with large hailstones has damaged four-fifths of the buildings in a small town in the southern German state of Bavaria. The…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the…
Continue Reading Members of US Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress have made a quick trip into…
Continue Reading NASCAR driver Ryan Preece gets medical clearance to return home after terrifying crash at Daytona
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR driver Ryan Preece, whose car rolled about a dozen times during a terrifying crash…
Continue Reading Competitors get down and dirty at Britain’s bog snorkeling championships
LONDON (AP) — Intrepid athletes have donned snorkels and slithered through slime during the World Bog Snorkeling Championships in Britain. The…
Continue Reading Austrian police find 53 people apparently headed for Germany in a small truck
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities have found 53 people apparently headed for Germany crammed into a small truck that was stopped in the Austrian city of…
Continue Reading Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant’s wastewater
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OKUMA, Japan (AP) — At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the…
Continue Reading Man killed, several injured in overnight shooting in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Police say an overnight shooting near a Louisville restaurant and bar has one man dead and five others injured by gunshots.…
Continue Reading Biden’s commerce secretary is the latest Cabinet member to visit China in a bid for improved ties
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the latest member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to…
Continue Reading Myanmar expels East Timor’s diplomat in retaliation for supporting opposition forces
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has ordered East Timor’s diplomat to leave the country in retaliation for the East Timorese…
Continue Reading Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the…
Continue Reading Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he’ll meet with Mongolia’s ‘noble, wise’ people in first visit there by a pontiff
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says his visit later this week to Mongolia, the first-ever by a pontiff to that Asian country, is a much-desired…
Continue Reading The Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s…
Continue Reading Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile…
Continue Reading Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s opposition alleges ‘gigantic fraud’ in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party’s 43-year rule
By FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader on Sunday alleged “blatant and…
Continue Reading London’s Metropolitan Police force ups security after a supplier’s IT system is hacked
LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police force says it has stepped up security after a company that holds details of its officers and staff was…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings
By RUSS BYNUM and AARON MORRISON Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in…
Continue Reading Modi says India as G20 host will be inclusive and invites African Union to become permanent members
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country’s role as the G20 host this year would…
Continue Reading Ukraine investigates incident that killed 3 pilots while Russia attacks with cruise missiles
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two…
Continue Reading Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from…
Continue Reading More than 600 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft struggle to control wildfires in Greece
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t chop me down.’ 100-year-old gingko trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Miho Nakashima stood in a bathing suit in Tokyo on Sunday next to a 100-year-old gingko tree, her…
Continue Reading Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Yevgeny Prigozhin smiled as a crowd of adoring fans surrounded his black SUV on June 24…
Continue Reading A US Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia, killing 3 and injuring 20, some critically
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north…
Continue Reading Cause of Kenya’s longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans’ memory remains a mystery as the…
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Woman arrested for drunk driving following fatal crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley
Update: Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 show that investigators believe Hernandez was “bar hopping” before the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)…
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