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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 wasn’t “an unlawful user of, 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...
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 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 wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. ...
US-built pier in Gaza reestablished after repairs, and aid is expected to move in coming days, US Central Command says
WASHINGTON (AP) — US-built pier in Gaza reestablished after repairs, and aid is expected to move in coming days, US Central Command says.
Irish and Czech voters go to the 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...
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...
The Latest: Court resumes with FBI chemist on witness stand
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (all times local): The fifth day of Hunter Biden's gun trial in Delaware began Friday with prosecutors calling an FBI forensic chemist examiner to the witness stand. Prosecutor Leo Wise is...
Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the French Open women's final
PARIS (AP) — The contrasts between the French Open finalists are obvious: Iga Swiatek, who turned 23 last week, already owns four Grand Slam titles, including three in Paris. Jasmine Paolini, 28, had never been past the second round at any major tournament until this season. ...
Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say an ongoing major search and rescue operation on the small eastern Aegean island of Symi has still not located British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk. ...
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. ...
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...
Three Americans in alleged coup attempt appear in Congo military court
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Three Americans accused of being involved in last month's attempted coup in Congo appeared in a military court in Kinshasa on Friday, along with dozens of other defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before the judge on the first day of the hearing. ...
