By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — Celebrity Chef Carla Hall’s hibiscus ginger sweet tea soda isn’t merely a creative beverage for Juneteenth celebrations, it’s also an important homage to the African diaspora. The unique Juneteenth drink, along with numerous other red-hued foods and beverages, symbolizes the bloodshed and the profound sacrifices made by former enslaved
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — An ammunition explosion in a military training area in the Czech Republic has killed one service member and injured eight other people, including one civilian. The Defense Ministry says the accident took place Monday in Libava, east of Prague, as ammunition technicians were being trained. It says the injured were transported to
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they discovered 35.5 metric tons of cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros ($2.78 billion) on different container ships and made seven arrests in connection with what they called the largest cocaine find in the country ever. Prosecutors in the western city of Duesseldorf said Monday that they were initially tipped
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE and TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press Writers PARIS (AP) — Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month. A total of 55 boats made Monday’s journey from Pont d’Austerlitz to Pont d’Iéna, a
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan failed to assess whether protests and other incidents on campus in response to the Israel-Hamas war created a hostile environment for students, staff and faculty. That’s according to the results of a U.S. Education Department investigation announced Monday. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Candidate Cabinet ministers in the Netherlands’ incoming far-right-led government are undergoing questioning to establish their suitability for office, as the monthslong process of forming a new administration nears its end. Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom won elections in November and has been working
Continue ReadingCNN By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A fire in Los Angeles County that forced the evacuations of hundreds of people from a state park has burned over 15,000 acres since it started Saturday, authorities said. The Post Fire has burned 15,611 acres, and is 20% contained as of Monday evening, according to the California Department
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish King Frederik X has inaugurated the first element of a future 18-kilometer (11-mile) rail-and-road tunnel under the Baltic Sea that will link southern Denmark to northern Germany and contribute to the transport sector’s green transition. The Fehmarn link which is expected to open in 2029, will also cut travel from
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a record run. Total active shortages hit an all-time high of 323 in this year’s first quarter, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service. That’s up
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting in quiet trading Monday ahead of what could be a quiet, holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading and near its record set on Thursday, though most of the stocks within the index were falling. The Dow
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate has been installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji ahead of the start of this year’s climbing season. The gate is part of a new set of rules that are being introduced this year to address growing safety, environmental and overcrowding problems on the iconic
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO, LUCA BRUNO and SARA LEMLEM Associated Press MARINA DI RAVENNA, Italy (AP) — A nonprofit in a northern Italy port city rescues and treats injured turtles that are sometimes hurt by trawlers in the Adriatic Sea. One of the patients at the CESTHA center, named Cenere, arrived four years ago with a
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hot and cold extremes are expected this week in the U.S. Officials warned residents from coast to coast to take precautions as a heat wave moved east, while heavy rains and flooding could drench the Gulf states and snow threatens parts of the Rockies and Northwest. Extreme
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader has warned Afghans against earning money or gaining worldly honor, at a time when the country is in the grip of humanitarian crises and is isolated on the global stage. Hibatullah Akhundzada gave his warning in an Eid sermon Monday at a mosque in southern Kandahar province. He said
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Coast Guard is searching for possible missing people off Italy’s southern coast, following the shipwreck of a sailboat on Monday with migrants on board, believed to be departing from Turkey. The search and rescue operation started following a Mayday call by a French boat, sailing about 120 miles (193.12 kilometers) from
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and was trying to read her acceptance speech off her phone. But she
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest industrial union says it will seek a 7% pay increase for millions of workers in negotiations starting later this year. It argues that companies including automakers and machinery manufacturers are in a position to afford it. The IG Metall union’s leadership said Monday it was recommending a hefty raise demand
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Coast Guard is searching for possible missing people off Italy’s southern coast, following the shipwreck of a sailboat on Monday with migrants on board, believed to be departing from Turkey. The search and rescue operation started following a May-day call by a French boat, sailing about 120 miles (193.12 kilometers) from
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service plans to end another major tax loophole that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade. That’s according to the U.S. Treasury. A proposed rule and guidance announced Monday includes plans to stop “partnership basis shifting”
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday its latest move to crack down on wealthy tax cheats – an ongoing effort boosted by funding received through the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act. The agency estimates the new initiative could result in the collection of $50 billion over 10 years by
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