Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The indictment of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation, with more potentially in store. The indictment on Thursday by Federal Police, confirmed by two officials with knowledge of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases have multiplied since his failed reelection campaign in 2022. Bolsonaro has denied wrongdoing in all of the cases, and his allies have alleged political persecution, while recognizing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press New York City authorities say three people were killed and eight others injured after a pickup truck drove into a group celebrating the Fourth of July. Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey says the truck came down a street “at a high rate of speed” shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday and drove into Corlears Hook
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker extended his tear at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3. “Just a crazy thing,” Walker said. “Speechless
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand high interest rates. Last month’s job growth did mark a pullback from 218,000 in May. But it was still a solid gain, reflecting the resilience of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court says a man who stabbed the country’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The man attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung in January after approaching him asking for his autograph at an event in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading north toward the Mediterranean and Europe, crossing dangerous land routes in the Sahara where criminal gangs roam subject them to enslavement, organ removal, rape, kidnapping for ransom and other abuses. A report from the U.N. refugee and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s team is telegraphing a strategy to put the president forth for more casual, unscripted events and an accelerated public schedule as he seeks to shift the narrative away from his poor debate performance. Biden’s reelection campaign on Friday announced an “aggressive travel schedule” this month that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s housing minister says the country will drastically ease restrictions on land use in a bid to “flood the market” with land for homes and override the powers of local councils to curb development. Chris Bishop said the new measures would require local councils to make enough
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker put on another power display at Dodger Stadium, igniting the Arizona Diamondbacks in his first two at-bats with his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark. “He’s playing at an unbelievable level, an All-Star-caliber level,” Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen said. “I
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and Florida beaches on the Fourth of July, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was bitten by a shark off New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Friday, the second shark bite reported on the Florida
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. It’s impossible to ignore. With internet campaigning still relatively
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Logan Webb recovered from a rough start in his latest strong performance at Truist Park as the San Francisco Giants beat Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Thursday night. Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead homer in the Giants’ three-run fourth inning and added a run-scoring double in
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s second largest party withdrew from the government Thursday to join its longtime rival in a new coalition, as pressure builds on the prime minister to resign. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) announced it was withdrawing support for Dahal and all their ministers resigned. Leaders of the Communist
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left undeveloped for years after they’re felled. And when the land is finally put to use, it’s most often for new palm oil plantations. That’s according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. But some experts —
Continue ReadingBRUSH, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say an all-terrain vehicle crashed into a pickup truck on a rural road on Colorado’s plains, killing two toddlers and two adults. The Colorado State Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday afternoon after the driver of a Polaris RZR all-terrain vehicle went through a stop sign and hit a Ram
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen who was detained in Moscow on drug-related charges in January has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in a maximum-security penal colony, according to a court statement released Thursday. Robert Woodland was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what some call a right-wing populist surge. Last month’s European elections saw a historic number of lawmakers from hard-right and far-right parties elected
Continue ReadingBy Carlotta Dotto, Byron Manley, Mark Oliver, Christian Edwards, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — The tectonic plates of British politics have shifted after Britons resoundingly voted to put an end to 14 years of Conservative rule, and deliver a landslide victory for the Labour Party. Labour’s victory is bigger than the
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 89 migrants died when their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania on Monday, the Mauritanian state-run news agency reported on Thursday. The Mauritanian Coast Guard’s officers recovered the migrants’ bodies who were aboard a large traditional fishing boat when it capsized, the agency said. Nine people were
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