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Here's how Jordan's royal wedding will reverberate across the region and beyond
The Middle Eastern country of Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years on Thursday as the country’s young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with Rajwa Alseif, daughter of one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest and most influential families. With a VIP list that...
Free concert, other celebrations in Jordan ahead of kingdom's first major royal wedding in years
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Several thousand cheering and flag-waving Jordanians packed a sports stadium for a free concert in the capital of Amman as part of celebrations leading up the kingdom's first major royal wedding in years. Crown Prince Hussein, 28, is to marry Saudi architect...
Biden on Memorial Day lauds generations of fallen US troops who 'dared all and gave all'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure their “sacrifice was not in vain” in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery. ...
Biden celebrates LSU women's and UConn men's basketball teams at separate White House events
WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with Louisiana State's invitation to the White House were seemingly forgotten or set aside Friday as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the championship women's basketball team to the mansion with smiles,...
Jill Biden to promote women, youth on trip to Mideast, North Africa, Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden will promote empowerment for women and young people, and attend Jordan's royal wedding, during an upcoming trip to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. The first lady was scheduled to depart Wednesday on a six-day trip that will also take her to...
Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Calvin Coolidge wasn't as big a baseball fan as his wife, Grace. But even Silent Cal got swept up in the excitement of the Washington Senators' unexpectedly successful season in 1924. After the team clinched the American League pennant, the players swung by the White...
On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says 'it's time to act' on gun control
WASHINGTON (AP) — As families and loved ones mourned the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden said from a solemn White House memorial Wednesday that too many schools, too many everyday places have become “killing fields.” ...
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigns in wake of ethics probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigned Friday after wide-ranging investigations by two federal watchdog agencies found she sought to use her position to influence a local election and lied to investigators. In a letter to President Joe...
Digital divide: Jill Biden visit touts efforts to connect Alaska Native villages to outside world
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart's awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor. “We had no way of...
Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney by leaking information aimed at sabotaging the campaign of her preferred candidate's rival, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said...
