TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother have been called as witnesses in a criminal case against their mother who is accused of “discrediting” the Russian army. Lidia Prudovskaya and her two children were summoned by investigators in the northern Russian region of Arkhangelsk to give testimony in the case, Russian
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested the president’s son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected from convicted drug traffickers during last year’s presidential campaign. President Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rose through Colombia’s political ranks as an anti-corruption crusader, said he wouldn’t interfere with the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand has killed at least 10 people and wounded scores. The local Public Relations Department said that at least 118 people were hurt in the explosion on Saturday and that residents of more than 200 households have been affected. About 100 residences in
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — US superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles on Saturday after winning her 16th gold medal. Ledecky also became the first-ever swimmer to win six consecutive world championships in the same event. The 26-year-old earned her 16th world title after winning the 800-meter freestyle in
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — “Excuse me, are you a city of Atlanta voter? Do you know about ‘Cop City?’” Clipboards in hand, canvassers Sienna Giraldi and Gabriel Sanchez approached shopper after shopper at a Kroger supermarket lot on a recent evening collecting signatures for a referendum over whether to cancel the
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A massive housing development boom on the north side of Palm Desert is expected to bring up to 10,000 new residents. With more than 1,000 new homes already completed and nearly 5,000 total expected to be built in the near future, concerns are mounting over the lack of necessary services and amenities to support the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand has killed at least nine people and wounded scores. The local governor told public broadcaster Thai PBS that at least 115 people were hurt in the explosion on Saturday and that many were in serious condition. He also said that about 500
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The brunt of extreme heat that has been choking the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions this week is expected to end late Saturday, but many in the southern US are set to endure suffocating temperatures for a few more days as heat-related deaths rise. More than 100 million people in
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — A day after Paris marked a year to go until the 2024 Olympics, Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from participating in the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova. Kharlan’s disqualification threw into sharp relief the political and organizational jeopardy that France and
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — France put itself in a commanding position to reach the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup after earning a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brazil thanks to Wendie Renard’s late header. France dominated the early exchanges and veteran forward Eugenie Le Sommer deservedly opened the scoring for France on
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America. Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies. In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America. Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies. In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific. The minister is in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, where he met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A group of Indian opposition lawmakers on Saturday visited a remote northeastern state where deadly ethnic clashes have killed at least 130 people, in a bid to pressure the government to take action against the violence, which began in May. The delegation of 20 MPs, who are part of a new
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis will make a two-day trip to Marseille, France, in late September. The announcement on Saturday adds more travel to a flurry of trips the 86-year-old pontiff will be making in the coming weeks. Francis had said that he would go to the
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By Konstantin Toropin and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. The bill was passed by Ukraine’s parliament earlier this month. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed it
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Police say an explosion ripped through a firecracker factory in southern India, killing eight people and wounding several others. There was no immediate word as to what had caused the explosion on Saturday in the district of Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu state. Authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The United States says it will expand its military industrial base by helping Australia manufacture guided missiles and rockets for both countries within two years. The new cooperation on guided weapon production announced on Saturday follows a trilateral partnership announcement in March that will see Britain
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Jadarrius Rose, the unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police dog in Ohio on July 4, described being “terrified” and fearing for his life during the assault in an interview with CNN. Rose, 23, was driving a commercial semi-truck when he failed to pull
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