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Hunter Biden's exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial to detail his drug use
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as prosecutors sought to show he still had a substance abuse problem when he filled out a form to buy a firearm. ...
Relations between Moscow and Washington won't change no matter who wins the US election, Putin says
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nothing will change in terms of Russia-U.S. relations regardless of who wins the American presidential election in November. “We will work with any president the American people will elect,”...
Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to...
Will Biden's new border measures be enough to change voters' minds?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it's unclear whether the Democratic president's efforts will be enough to change the minds...
Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline
WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Kate Bulkeley's pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits pile up: She was getting excellent grades. She read lots of books. The family had lively conversations around the dinner table and gathered for movie nights on weekends....
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
AUKAR, Lebanon (AP) — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the...
Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs'
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were taking part in an annual march through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some stoking already surging wartime tensions by chanting “Death to Arabs." Jerusalem, the emotional heart of...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the university president and provost offices, with the school saying there was damage inside and outside the...
In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for handouts. One by one, the men fished fragrant,...
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Judge dismisses cruelty charges against trooper who hit loose horse with patrol vehicle
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A judge has dismissed felony animal cruelty charges brought against a Pennsylvania state trooper who hit a loose horse with a patrol vehicle multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized. The ruling came Tuesday after Chester...
Relations between Moscow and Washington won't change no matter who wins the US election, Putin says
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nothing will change in terms of Russia-U.S. relations regardless of who wins the American presidential election in November. “We will work with any president the American people will elect,”...
Hunter Biden's exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial to detail his drug use
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as prosecutors sought to show he still had a substance abuse problem when he filled out a form to buy a firearm. ...
Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of Rakhine, state-controlled media reported Wednesday. Rakhine has become a...
South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white one
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is trading its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one. The General Assembly, which picks almost all state judges, voted 152-0 to elevate Court of Appeals Judge Letitia Verdin to the high court Wednesday. The white woman will take the...
Will Biden's new border measures be enough to change voters' minds?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it's unclear whether the Democratic president's efforts will be enough to change the minds...
NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league
While interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, Brice Christianson worried that it was a one-time thing, his only chance to open the door to hockey for the Deaf community. Two years later, it is...
Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that Virginia will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of the year when that state’s current regulations expire, citing an attorney general opinion. In...
Wisconsin warden jailed hours before news conference on prison death investigations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was jailed on Wednesday hours before a scheduled news conference where officials were expected to announce even more arrests stemming from investigations into inmate deaths at the troubled lockup. The arrest...
President Vladimir Putin takes questions from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin takes questions from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration.