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Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — as he drew on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the seaside cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in the D-Day invasion...
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
PARIS (AP) — 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. Biden met in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who...
Putin says he sees no threat warranting use of nuclear arms but warns Russia could arm Western foes
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he sees no current threat to Russia’s sovereignty that would warrant the use of nuclear weapons but again warned that Moscow could send arms to countries or groups to strike Western targets. Speaking at the...
Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018. “I hadn’t seen...
US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced...
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday belatedly acknowledged more travel paid by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals. Thomas, who has faced criticism for failing to report luxury trips paid for...
Kids are upstaging their political parents — by acting like kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — For one shining moment this week, the country's ongoing political crises were swept away by the comedic power of one cherubic and wildly exuberant 6-year-old. Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., was giving an impassioned defense of former President Donald Trump when his...
The Danish prime minister is assaulted on a Copenhagen square, media reports say
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen police confirmed on the X platform that one person was arrested in the case and an investigation...
Pat Sajak says goodbye to ‘Wheel of Fortune’: ‘An incredible privilege’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak made his final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday. The season 41 finale, dubbed the “Thanks for the memories” show, opened on Friday with a clip from Sajak’s first episode as the...
Carlos Alcaraz will play Alexander Zverev in the first French Open final for each
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz started poorly and fell behind early in his French Open semifinal against Jannik Sinner. Later, as both dealt with cramps under Friday's afternoon sun, Alcaraz trailed by two sets to one. By the end of the latest installment in this burgeoning rivalry...
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Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state.Probe launched after Jewish student group omitted from New Jersey high school yearbook
A New Jersey school district has hired an outside law firm to investigate how and why a Jewish student group was erased from the high school yearbook, with the members’ names omitted from the page and their photo replaced with a picture of a group of Muslim students. East Brunswick...
Meloni joins cultural elite celebrating Italian opera's recognition as a world treasure
VERONA, Italy (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s recognition by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure. Conductor Riccardo Muti...
3 Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial before a military court
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Three Americans accused of being involved in last month's coup attempt in Congo appeared in a military court in the country's capital, 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...
Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach charged with for sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police have charged Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach with sexual assault dating back to the 1980s. Peel Regional police said in a statement that Stronach, 91, was arrested Friday and charged with five crimes including, rape, indecent...
Driver sentenced to prison for causing fiery crash that claimed 4 lives
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — The driver who caused a fiery crash that killed four fellow Maine Maritime Academy students in December 2022 was ordered to serve three years in prison for manslaughter at his sentencing on Friday. Joshua Goncalves-Radding, of North Babylon, New York,...
Pat Sajak says goodbye to ‘Wheel of Fortune’: ‘An incredible privilege’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak made his final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday. The season 41 finale, dubbed the “Thanks for the memories” show, opened on Friday with a clip from Sajak’s first episode as the...
Oregon closes more coastal shellfish harvesting due to 'historic high levels' of toxins
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have expanded shellfish harvesting closures along the state's entire coastline to include razor clams and bay clams, as already high levels of toxins that have contributed to a shellfish poisoning outbreak continue to rise. The Oregon...
Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona's fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday in Phoenix to nine felony charges for their roles in an effort to overturn Trump's Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. ...
25 kilograms of cocaine found washed up on Alabama beach
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say that 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of suspected cocaine was discovered washed up on an Alabama beach. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets the drugs, packaged in small bundles, were discovered Thursday on the...
