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By CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife was called Wednesday to testify in his federal gun trial as prosecutors sought to show the depths of his drug problem, which they say was still going on when he filled out a form to buy
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife was called Wednesday to testify in his federal gun trial as prosecutors sought to show the depths of his drug problem, which they say was still going on when he filled out a form to buy
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was jailed Wednesday hours before a scheduled news conference where officials planned to discuss the findings of investigations into multiple deaths at the facility. Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hepp was booked into the Dodge County Jail around
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has appeared for the first time since an assassination attempt three weeks ago. Fico posted a prerecorded speech on his Facebook page on Wednesday, ahead of the European Parliament election. Fico said the attack on him caused serious damage to his health and “it will
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S weapons to attack inside Russia in recent days. That’s according to a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to strike inside Russia for the limited
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the university president and provost offices, with the school saying there was damage inside and outside the building. The takeover began near dawn on
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the university president and provost offices, with the school saying there was extensive damage inside and outside the building and an officer was lightly
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president’s office, school says.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and urged authorities to do everything they can to reverse the trend. The data underscores Japan’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. The 24-year-old Venezuelan with 149 games
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prison warden has been jailed just hours ahead of a news conference scheduled to detail investigations into multiple deaths at his facility. Online records indicate Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hepp was booked into the Dodge County Jail on Wednesday morning. The records didn’t
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency. It called on Tehran on Wednesday to provide answers in a long-running investigation and reverse its decision to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors. The vote by the 35-member board
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife was called Wednesday to testify in his federal gun trial as prosecutors sought to show the depths of his drug problem, which they say was still going on when he filled out a form to buy
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A man has died after falling from a 1,981 foot (604-meter-high) cliff in Norway that featured in a “Mission Impossible” film. Preikestolen, known in English as “Pulpit Rock” is a cliff in southwestern Norway overlooking the Lysefjord. It is one of Norway’s most famous mountain hikes and sees more than
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife was called Wednesday to testify in his federal gun trial as prosecutors sought to show the depths of his drug problem, which they say was still going on when he filled out a form to buy
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has appeared for the first time since an assassination attempt three weeks ago. In a pre-recording speech posted on his Facebook page ahead of the European Parliament election, Fico said the attack caused a serious damage to his health and “it will be a small
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle has taken the witness stand in his federal gun trial.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested and a public safety officer was injured on Wednesday at Stanford University, the school said, after demonstrators broke into and occupied the office of the president demanding divestment, transparency and amnesty. Shortly after 8 a.m. local time, about two
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs and allow them to “live their values.” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday ended a three-day visit to China that included a visit to China’s Xinjiang province.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police near Cleveland say a woman who fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy sitting in a grocery cart attacked him and his mother in less than five seconds before walking away. Police say witnesses in the supermarket parking lot had no time to stop the stabbing. Investigators believe it was a
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