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Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia gain
PARIS (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. The apology came as Biden met in Paris with Ukrainian President...
Like Reagan before him, Biden looks to capture magic of Pointe du Hoc story
PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden will return to Normandy for a second day during his trip to France as he tries to rally Americans in defense of democracy from Pointe du Hoc, a legendary spot along the coast where Army Rangers scaled cliffs during the D-Day invasion. The site's...
Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden's gun trial as prosecution wraps up
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors aimed to wrap up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. ...
Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working...
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
JERUSALEM (AP) — The proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply, an Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data has found, a trend that both coincides with Israel’s changing battlefield tactics and contradicts...
Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC in Baghdad, smashing everything in sight before fleeing the scene. A few days earlier, similar violence played out at Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken and Chili House — all American brands popular in the Iraqi...
Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest US as records tumble and more triple digits forecast
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first heat wave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. Southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the region with temperatures soaring past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from California to Arizona. ...
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife and ate from a clear plastic tray of Girl Scout cookies melting in the midday sun. He was one of around 240 asylum-seekers camping in a grassy lot along a highway south...
Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good. An Associated Press analysis found...
Paris Olympics organizers unveil a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The structure of rings, made of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the...
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What's the firearms form at the center of Hunter Biden's gun trial? AP Explains
The prosecution of Hunter Biden on federal firearms charges stems from a 7-page form that would-be gun buyers must fill out when purchasing a weapon from a licensed gun business. The form includes standard questions about things that would disqualify someone from legal gun ownership, like previous...
US-built pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced...
The Latest: FBI chemist testifies that cocaine identified in powder on pouch that held gun
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (all times local): Prosecutor Leo Wise handed FBI chemist Jason Brewer a leather pouch in which Hunter Biden's sister-in-law and former lover Hallie Biden put the gun before tossing it in a trash can outside an...
Trump film 'The Apprentice' made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States. In Cannes, “The Apprentice" unveiled a scathing portrait of the former U.S. President as a young...
Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden's gun trial as prosecution wraps up
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors aimed to wrap up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. ...
Police won't bring charges after monster truck accident injures several spectators
TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) — A police investigator concluded no criminal charges were warranted after a lobster-themed monster truck clipped a power line, causing some scary moments with live wires falling to the ground. Two people were taken to hospitals. Several people were injured...
An explosion at a DIY chain store in Romania injures at least 13 people, 4 seriously
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — An explosion at a chain home improvement store in northeastern Romania on Friday injured at least 13 people, four seriously, authorities said. A mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the scene in the town of Botosani, in Suceava county, emergency...
German court drops case against tennis star Alexander Zverev after settlement with ex-partner
BERLIN (AP) — Tennis star Alexander Zverev has settled a domestic abuse case after reaching an out-of-court settlement with his former partner, who accused him of assaulting her. A district court in Berlin ended the trial on Friday with the agreement of state prosecutors and...
Stock market today: Hotter-than-expected jobs report sends US stocks lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower and Treasury yields are rising sharply after the government released a surprisingly hot jobs report, suggesting that markets may have to wait even longer for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% early Friday. The...
US employers added a robust 272,000 jobs in May in a sign of sustained economic health
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates. Last month’s sizable job gain suggests that the economy...
