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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam. The area around the Grand Mosque in Mecca, where the Kaaba
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A family of gospel singers is releasing their first new music in nearly 50 years. Annie, R.C. and Edward Brown of Aberdeen, Mississippi were barely teenagers when they were inspired by The Staple Singers to form their own band. The Staples Jr. Singers even put out a
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after picking up four books for less than $1 at a neighborhood recycling station. They were confidential military documents. The country’s Ministry of State Security told the story in a social media post and
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders are charting the future of the electric vehicle company Thursday as they wrap up voting whether or not to restore CEO Elon Musk’s massive pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge. Shares of the company rose Thursday after Tesla said in
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved President Javier Milei ’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers on Thursday, handing the libertarian leader a much-needed first legislative victory. Milei hailed the vote as a “triumph” even as opposition senators scrapped an income tax
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Thursday following some mixed data on the economy, including the latest encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading, a day after jumping to an all-time high. The Nasdaq composite was also building
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine. That word comes from a senior U.S. official on Thursday. The move clears the way for leaders to announce
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s close co-stars, including Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon, paid her emotional tribute, as expected, when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April. But when a taped telecast of the event airs on TNT on Monday night, viewers may be surprised to
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden. The 22-time Grand Slam champion said Thursday he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top U.N. official has warned that an estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan are likely to be affected by the upcoming above-normal monsoon rains. Mohamed Yahya, the newly appointed Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, says weather forecasters are predicting heavy monsoon rains, which begin in July before
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, where he was detained, authorities said Thursday. An indictment of The Wall Street Journal reporter has been finalized and his case was filed to the
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Police say a 9-year-old child has become the fourth young gunshot victim in the city in recent weeks. The shooting occurred just after midnight Thursday. The child died at a hospital. Police say they are searching for “unknown suspects.” A 10-year-old girl was killed May 31 in Milwaukee while sleeping in her
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday called on top Republicans to drop litigation seeking to curtail aspects of mail balloting now that Donald Trump has begun to embrace the method. Trump for years falsely claimed voting by mail was riddled with fraud, but his 2024 campaign
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after picking up four books for less than $1 at a neighborhood recycling station. They were confidential military documents. The country’s Ministry of State Security told the story in a social media post on
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. Forecasters expect its cool flip side, La Nina, to breeze in just in time for peak Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced dead the
Continue ReadingWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon’s total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds, which is about $64 million. The two singles champions each will earn 2.7 million pounds or about $3.45 million. All England Club officials announced the amounts at an annual spring briefing on Thursday. The total amount is 5.3
Continue ReadingBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are meeting in a faux medieval town constructed as a luxury resort on the heel of Italy’s boot. Borgo Egnazia, nestled amid olive groves and prickly pear cacti in the southern Puglia region, has
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, a sign that the labor market is likely cooling under the weight of high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 8 rose by 13,000 to 242,000, up
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