By ELLA JOYNER, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETRQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have praised the record of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a dinner summit in Brussels. The head of the bloc’s powerful executive branch appears on track to secure their endorsement later this month for a second
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus-U.S. relations have reached their highest level yet after the two countries embarked on a strategic dialogue on key issues including defense, security, energy, crisis management and the fight against terrorism, officials say. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the development as a “powerful evidence
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The National Finals Rodeo extended its agreement to remain in Las Vegas through 2035 and will pay more than $264 million to the competitors and stock contractors. Las Vegas Events will contribute an additional $1.3 million this year and in 2025 as a signing bonus. The prize money for this year’s
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — U.N. agencies say 64 people are missing at sea while 11 have been rescued and taken ashore By the Italian coast guard to a Calabrian town in southern Italy. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers found 10 bodies of suspected migrants below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa
Continue ReadingCOLONIE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed near Albany, New York, killing the pilot. The Federal Aviation Authority says the twin-engine Piper PA-31 crashed near the end of the runway at Albany International Airport on Monday morning. Police in the Albany suburb of Colonie say the pilot was headed to Montreal
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — The United States and NATO are expected to announce Monday that the number of allied countries spending at least 2% of their country’s economic output on defense has doubled during President Joe Biden’s term. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Washington and meeting with Biden
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed epic, “Megalopolis” has finally found a home. Lionsgate will distribute “Megalopolis” in U.S. and Canadian theaters, the studio announced Monday, ending one of the biggest acquisition dramas of the year. Coppola’s $120-million Roman
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed epic, “Megalopolis” has finally found a home. Lionsgate will distribute “Megalopolis” in U.S. and Canadian theaters, the studio announced Monday, ending one of the biggest acquisition dramas of the year. Coppola’s $120-million Roman
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executive order will
Continue ReadingWFAA, CNN By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Dallas-area megachurch accepted the resignation of senior pastor Robert Morris on Tuesday after allegations of a past inappropriate relationship with a 12-year-old surfaced last week. In a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WFAA, the Board of Elders of Gateway Church said that prior to June 14, they didn’t have
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration cannot enforce new protections for LGBTQ+ students in Ohio, Virginia and four other states, a federal judge ruled Monday, becoming the latest court to rebuff efforts to expand the scope of a decades-old law that prohibits sex-based discrimination. US District Judge Danny Reeves said in a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger won’t serve additional prison time after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents. Sean McKinnon was accused along with two other inmates in the 2018
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executive order will
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On June 17, a groundbreaking ceremony for Yucca Valley’s Old Town Beautification and Sustainability Project will occur at Elk Trail at 9 a.m., the Town of Yucca Valley reported. The event will launch the first phase of construction starting from the west side of Elk Trail between 29 Palms Highway and Yucca Trail, designed by
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scooter Braun, one of the most recognizable names in the music business known for representing artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, will no longer work as a music manager. On Monday, the executive and entrepreneur announced the news on his Instagram page. Instead, he
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general has charged influential Democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and other charges in connection with government issued tax credits. An indictment was unsealed Monday and Attorney General Matt Platkin was set to announce the charges at a news conference in Trenton. Norcross, a former Democratic National
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza. The move comes days after a key member of the body bolted from the government over frustration with the Israeli leader’s handling of the war. The change was
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan failed to properly investigate dozens of incidents of alleged antisemitic behavior on campus over the past four years, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education. The agency also expressed concern about lax response by the City University of New York to
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