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Modi expected to get 3rd term but partial India count suggests narrower win that represents setback
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition led in a majority of seats Tuesday in India's general election, according to partial figures, but faced a stronger challenge from the opposition than expected after it pushed back against the leader's mixed economic record and polarizing...
Hunter Biden's attorney says he'll call president's brother as a witness in federal gun trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as a clear drug addict whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018 when he said he wasn't in the throes of addiction....
Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The charges were filed against...
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” During a hearing before the the...
The Latest | Israeli strikes kill 11 overnight in Gaza, including a family of 3 at a refugee camp
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip said Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people overnight into Tuesday, including a family of three in the built-up Bureij refugee camp and eight police officers. In the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said it killed two...
Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López...
Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces
BEERSEL, Belgium (AP) — The far-right Flemish Interest party had set up the demonstration in the picture-pretty rolling fields south of Brussels, ahead of the four-day European Union election starting Thursday. The goal was clear: Decrying how farmers would lose fertile land to what they see as...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. Few witnesses remain who remember the Allied assault. The Associated Press...
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook. Marcano appears to be the...
Mourners can now speak to an AI version of the dead. But will that help with grief?
BERLIN (AP) — When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death. She told him one of the things she'd miss most is being able to ask him questions whenever she...
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What to know about the latest trial involving Amanda Knox
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox is expected to appear in person in an Italian court on Wednesday to defend herself in a slander case that has the potential to remove the last legal stain against her, following her exoneration nine years ago in the 2007 murder of her British roommate, Meredith...
Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The charges were filed against...
Sunak and Starmer prepare for their first debate as disruptor Farage roils UK election waters
LONDON (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to face off in a televised debate on Tuesday, with Conservative leader Rishi Sunak hoping to boost his party’s dismal outlook and Labour’s Keir Starmer aiming to cement his status as favorite. ...
Modi expected to get 3rd term but partial India count suggests narrower win that represents setback
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition led in a majority of seats Tuesday in India's general election, according to partial figures, but faced a stronger challenge from the opposition than expected after it pushed back against the leader's mixed economic record and polarizing...
Hunter Biden's attorney says he's planning to call President Joe Biden's brother James as a witness in federal gun trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's attorney says he's planning to call President Joe Biden's brother James as a witness in federal gun trial.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” During a hearing before the the...
Conservative University of Wisconsin regent resigns after initially refusing to step down
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though his term was over has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to take his spot. Regent Bob Atwell notified university leaders...
Hunter Biden's attorney says he'll call president's brother as a witness in federal gun trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as a clear drug addict whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018 when he said he wasn't in the throes of addiction....
The Latest | Israeli strikes kill 11 overnight in Gaza, including a family of 3 at a refugee camp
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip said Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people overnight into Tuesday, including a family of three in the built-up Bureij refugee camp and eight police officers. In the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said it killed two...
The Latest | India counts votes from a mega-election seen as a referendum on Modi
NEW DELHI (AP) — India started counting votes Tuesday from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. Early leads showed fewer seats for Modi’s governing...
