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MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has ordered that a French citizen accused of collecting information on military issues in Russia be held in pre-trial custody. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital on Thursday. Tensions have flared between Moscow and Paris following French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements about the possibility of deploying
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For one shining moment this week, the country’s ongoing political crises were swept away by the comedic power of one wildly exuberant 6-year-old. Rep. John Rose of Tennessee was giving an impassioned defense of former President Donald Trump when his young son Guy went into action. As
Continue ReadingBY NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian court has jailed 22 Chinese nationals over cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. They were jailed for periods ranging from 7 to 11 years and were also fined for
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German court has dropped a case against tennis star Alexander Zverev after he agreed to pay 200,000 euros — about $218,000 — and reached an out-of-court settlement with his former partner. A district court in Berlin ended the trial on Friday with the agreement of prosecutors and lawyers for both Zverev
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the key swing state of Nevada head the polls for the second (or, in some cases, third) time this year to select the candidates who will appear in some of this fall’s most competitive legislative races. After holding both presidential primaries and a presidential caucus
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say an explosion at a chain home improvement store in the northeast of the country has injured at least 15 people, four of them seriously. Emergency officials say a mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the scene on Friday in the town of Botosani, in Suceava county. Two
Continue ReadingST. 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 Moscow could send weapons to states or others to strike Western targets. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said use of nuclear
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings has been tenderly laid on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor
Continue ReadingMike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul is now set for Nov. 15 after the former world heavyweight champion fell ill on a flight last month. The fight was originally set for July 20 in Arlington, Texas, home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and will be aired on Netflix. Tyson became nauseous and dizzy during the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates. Last month’s sizable job gain suggests that the economy is still growing steadily, propelled
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed on Wall Street and Treasury yields are sharply higher Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expected but still showed some signs of moderating. The report suggests that markets may have to wait
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a warning made days earlier. He didn’t specify where such arms might be sent, saying only that they might be “states or even other legal entities that face
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above. Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an
Continue ReadingAVOCA, N.Y. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman wanted in the deaths of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway. Police began searching for Alyssa Jane Venable after the bodies of her roommates were discovered Tuesday during a welfare check in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Venable was
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA MALKIA, JESSICA DONATI and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The military trial of 51 suspects, including three Americans, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Congo last month has opened in the country’s capital of Kinshasa. The suspects appeared in court on Friday facing several charges, including terrorism,
Continue ReadingWINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — The home of Kevin McCallister’s hijinks is changing hands. Agents with Coldwell Banker Realty say a sale is underway of the suburban Chicago house where “Home Alone” was filmed. It was recently listed for $5.25 million. The brick Georgian-style house in Winnetka has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and more than 9,000
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press 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
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