By MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles (57 square kilometers) during the weekend, the California
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order as early as Tuesday that would effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum-seekers crossing illegally when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded – a sweeping and controversial proposal that is likely to receive fierce pushback from
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Guinea on his latest visit to West Africa. Coups and growing discontent with traditional allies like France and the United States have contributed to a shift toward Moscow by some countries in the region. Lavrov has visited the
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, signaling the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the U.S. at this month’s Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine promoted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The White House announced that Harris would attend the meeting in Lucerne on June 15. President Joe Biden is
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Brigitte Bierlein, the former head of Austria’s Constitutional Court who became the country’s first female chancellor in an interim government in 2019, has died. She was 74. Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday that she will remain a shining example of self-determination, equal rights and breaking through glass ceilings. Austria’s Constitutional Court said
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say three people have been released from custody pending further investigation after they allegedly placed five coffins at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The Paris landmark will feature prominently in the upcoming Olympic Games. The three men are citizens of Bulgaria,
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Nigel Farage, the “architect” of Brexit and a perennially disruptive force in British politics, has announced his intention to stand as a candidate for the hard-right Reform UK party in the country’s July 4 general election. In an “emergency” press conference Monday, Farage announced he
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words “Saturday Night Live,” knowing that the conversation is about to turn to the TV show’s 1984 skit starring Martin Short as one of two brothers attempting to make it to the Olympics in what then
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words “Saturday Night Live,” knowing that the conversation is about to turn to the TV show’s 1984 skit starring Martin Short as one of two brothers attempting to make it to the Olympics in what then
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for killing a teenager whose body is believed to be lost forever in a landfill. Zion Foster’s remains were never found during an extraordinary summer search through tons of trash in 2022. Her cousin Jaylin Brazier admitted that he
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense minister says plans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to hold local elections in northern Syria are “unacceptable” and a threat to Turkey’s national security. In a written reply to question from The Associated Press, Yasar Guler reiterated Turkey’s commitment to establishing a secure corridor along
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles. Baris Cetinok was named senior vice president of software and services product management. The company also named Dave Richardson senior vice president of software and services
Continue ReadingA fundraiser supporting both Cancer Research and Music Therapy is taking place in at the Ritz Carelton in Rancho Mirage tonight. The Starry Starry Night Gala benefits the Jimi Hendrix Foundation’s Music for Life Program and University of California San Diego’s Cancer Research Program. Music therapy supports children with autism as it has beneficial impacts
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an appeal from Salvatore Delligatti, a Genovese crime family associate who is challenging a 2018 conviction on a gun charge that added five years to his prison sentence. Delligatti was convicted of attempted murder, among other crimes, for hatching a plot
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing heated questioning from Republican lawmakers about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The top U.S. infectious disease expert until 2022, Fauci was grilled by the House panel behind closed doors in January. On Monday, they’re questioning him again, in public and
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s interior minister says 18 people have been arrested over the past six months on various allegations of pursuing hostile activities or planning sabotage on behalf of Russia and Belarus. The minister says at least one was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s president. Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The once-blighted monolithic Michigan Central train station — for decades a symbol of Detroit’s decline — has new life following a massive six-year, multimillion-dollar renovation to create a hub for mobility projects in the rebirth of the Motor City. The windowless, hulking, scavenger-ravaged structure that ominously shadowed
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting in mixed trading Monday that’s quiet overall, but some big names are making big moves underneath the surface. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading, coming off its sixth winning month in the last seven. The Dow Jones
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