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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is making a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. GOP lawmakers find themselves newly energized and reinvigorated by Trump’s bid to retake the White House. This is despite
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence. The discovery comes as the federal government pushes for new laws to impose prison sentences on offenders who create and share images made
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The five Republicans battling for Utah’s only open U.S. House seat have agreed in a debate that they see an urgent need to reduce federal spending. But only some say cutting military aid to Ukraine would be an effective way to achieve that goal. The
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Robert De Niro showed up outside a Manhattan courthouse to decry Donald Trump as his New York hush money trial was winding down, it sparked a life-imitates-art screaming match with a nearby group of the former president’s supporters. “You are gangsters!” De Niro, who starred in
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Robert De Niro showed up outside a Manhattan courthouse to decry Donald Trump as his New York hush money trial was winding down, it sparked a life-imitates-art screaming match with a nearby group of the former president’s supporters. “You are gangsters!” De Niro, who starred in
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan’s arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater and fought for three hours to keep afloat in the night, dozens of miles from land. Although a poor swimmer, he lived — one of just
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival. Interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets would be used as collateral. Details of the deal were being hashed out
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press RUTHERFORD, Calif. (AP) — As the head of an association of winemakers in southern Ukraine, Georgiy Molchanov knows a lot about how to cultivate grapes; not so much how to grow them amid undetonated mines. But that was the situation he found himself in after a
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press RUTHERFORD, Calif. (AP) — As the head of an association of winemakers in southern Ukraine, Georgiy Molchanov knows a lot about how to cultivate grapes; not so much how to grow them amid undetonated mines. But that was the situation he found himself in after a
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, PAOLO SANTALUCIA and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — A summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations has opened in Italy. Premier Giorgia Meloni has welcomed the G7 leaders and formally begun their closed-door talks on Thursday. Meloni in her opening remarks likened the bloc to the
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success. The company boasted big-name interviews, an Emmy-winning TV show, a buzzy music and ideas festival and impressive numbers to show prospective investors. But now the company and its founder, Carlos Watson, are on trial
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A suspect in a wheelchair was arrested in connection with a gunpoint robbery in Bermuda Dunes Wednesday afternoon. The robbery was reported at around 1:30 p.m. on the 79000 block of Avenue 42. “Upon arrival, deputies contacted the victim, who advised they were robbed at gunpoint,” writes Lieutenant Deirdre Vickers of the Riverside County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the Group of 7 posed for its ritual family photo Thursday on the rocky Adriatic coast of Italy, the image was not of leaders at the height of their political strength. Instead, nearly to a person, the leaders assembling at a luxury resort in Puglia find themselves weakened
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is back in Washington for the first time since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee as well as a convicted felon, holding a pair of significant, closed-door meetings with key congressional allies, vice presidential hopefuls and even a few former
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Lilieholm (CNN) — Israel’s military denied striking a designated “safe zone” in Gaza on Thursday after the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said a region filled with refugees was hit by “land, sea and air strikes.” Al-Mawasi, a coastal region west of Rafah previously designated by Israel as a safe zone for Palestinians
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, as investors turned their attention to what the Bank of Japan might decide on monetary policy later this week. The Bank of Japan is not expected to raise its benchmark rate when it wraps up its meeting on Friday, but the
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Miliei, delivering an initial legislative victory to the libertarian leader in his efforts to enact his promises of radical change. Senators voted 37 to 36 late Wednesday to give their overall
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over possible risks of “acute poisoning.” Consumers are asked to discard them or return the noodles to the retailer. The noodles are made by Seoul-based Samyang Foods, one of South Korea’s largest companies, and
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for
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Palm Springs firefighters rescued a kitten who got stuck in a shower drain Wednesday morning. In a video posted by @palmspringsfire and @palmspringsfirefoundation on Instagram, Firefighter Loza and Engineer Bonelli, along with others, from the Palm Springs Fire Department are seen carefully extracting an almost newborn kitten from a small shower drain inside of a
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