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Hunter Biden's exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial to detail his drug use
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as prosecutors sought to show he still had a substance abuse problem when he filled out a form to buy a firearm. ...
Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Germany on Wednesday that the use of its weapons by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia would mark a “dangerous step” and he said Moscow could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets. ...
Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to...
Will Biden's new border measures be enough to change voters' minds?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it's unclear whether the Democratic president's efforts will be enough to change the minds...
Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline
WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Kate Bulkeley's pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits pile up: She was getting excellent grades. She read lots of books. The family had lively conversations around the dinner table and gathered for movie nights on weekends....
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
AUKAR, Lebanon (AP) — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the...
Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans as the country’s far-right national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed freely at a key holy site in the...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday, with the school saying there was damage inside and outside a building that houses the university president and provost...
What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?
NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of an executive at The Epoch Times in a money-laundering scheme this week has drawn attention to a media outlet that has lived largely in the shadows since its founding in 2000 and a transformation during the Trump administration. Federal prosecutors in...
In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for handouts. One by one, the men fished fragrant,...
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The Latest: Former gun store clerk takes the stand after court resumes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Hunter Biden (all times local): A former gun clerk has taken the stand Hunter Biden's federal trial. Gordon Cleveland sold Hunter Biden a .38 caliber revolver in October 2018. Federal prosecutors allege Hunter lied...
Stock market today: Wall Street barrels to more records as Nvidia tops $3 trillion in total value
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is barreling toward records Wednesday as technology stocks keep rushing higher. The rally sent the total market value of Nvidia, the stock that's become the poster child of the artificial-intelligence boom, above $3 trillion for the first time. The...
Nvidia's market value tops $3 trillion amid soaring demand for its semiconductors in AI applications
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia's market value tops $3 trillion amid soaring demand for its semiconductors in AI applications.
Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Germany on Wednesday that the use of its weapons by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia would mark a “dangerous step” and he said Moscow could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets. ...
The fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside an Ohio supermarket took just seconds, police say
A woman who fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy sitting in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket attacked him and his mother in less than five seconds before walking away, police said. Police said witnesses had no time to stop the stabbing that investigators believe was random. ...
Woman in Michigan police standoff dies after being struck with 'less lethal round'
COLOMA, Mich. (AP) — A woman has died after being struck in the chest with what police say was a “less lethal round” during an armed standoff early Wednesday with officers in southwestern Michigan. The woman called 911 and reported that people were going to try and set her...
Man arrested in New Orleans for death of toddler in Maine
OWLS HEAD, Maine (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend's 22-month-old child was arrested in Louisiana after an autopsy showed the toddler died from blunt force trauma, state police said Wednesday. The child's death happened when Aziayh Scott was...
Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets.
Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans as the country’s far-right national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed freely at a key holy site in the...
Wisconsin warden and eight staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his staff were charged Wednesday following investigations into the deaths of four inmates at the troubled facility over the past year. Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden, Randall...
