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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. Prosecution has 2 more witnesses
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted...
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...
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice'
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase:...
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...
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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Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden's gun trial. Prosecution has 2 more witnesses
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted...
First lady attends Hunter Biden's criminal trial in Delaware after returning from D-Day events in France
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — First lady attends Hunter Biden's criminal trial in Delaware after returning from D-Day events in France.
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...
The Latest: First lady Jill Biden arrives at the courthouse for son's trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (all times local): First lady Jill Biden has arrived at the courthouse for son Hunter Biden's federal gun trial. She left France on Thursday evening where she was attending D-Day events with...
Putin says Russia's economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions as he courts investors
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the Russian economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions and the country has expanded economic ties with countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as he sought to court investors. Addressing...
Maintenance and pilot failure are cited in report on fatal 2022 New Hampshire plane crash
KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Improper maintenance and the pilot's failure to abort takeoff likely caused a small plane to crash into a building in New Hampshire in 2022, killing both people on board and sparking a fire, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report. The...
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...
Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed as disgraceful by his political rivals. Sunak, who is fighting to keep his job in Britain’s July 4...
US employers added a robust 272,000 jobs in May in a sign of sustained economic health
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a vigorous 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 strong job growth reflected the...
Irish and Czech voters go to polls on Day 2 of EU elections as the far right seeks more power
BRUSSELS (AP) — Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic, two countries where immigration was a key issue on the campaign trail, took to the polls Friday on the second day of the elections for the European Parliament, where a surge of the far-right across the 27-nation bloc was likely to emerge...
