By BRIAN MELLEY and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being a spy. The move announced Wednesday was one of several measures taken by the U.K. against Moscow over what it said were malicious activities. Home Secretary James Cleverly accused the Russian
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos. Industry executives spoke Wednesday at a gambling industry conference in New Jersey. They acknowledged the difficulty
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month. It comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy’s independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him
Continue ReadingGLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa facility is closing after federal investigators said it violated patients’ rights. The Des Moines Register reports that the 28 residents at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center for people with intellectual disabilities will be moved out by the end of June. The facility’s 235 staff members have been notified that
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said in a closed door briefing with lawmakers on Tuesday that the Ku Klux Klan is the “the military wing of the Democratic party” and that migrants coming to the US “have no interest in being Americans,” according to audio of Perry’s comments shared
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press STURTEVANT, Wisc. (AP) — President Joe Biden raced into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic policy as his own reelection campaign readies a new $14 million advertising blitz aimed in part at Black, Latino and Asian American
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday detailed the medical abnormality he experienced in 2010 that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died, marking his first public explanation of the incident. Kennedy said he recalls experiencing “brain fog” and
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEKWANEH, Lebanon (AP) — The United Nations food agency’s deputy executive director says if the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the agency won’t be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon. The UN World Food Program provides aid to over 158,000
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s lull is stretching into another day, and U.S. stocks are drifting through a quiet Wednesday. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% in late trading after a big three-day winning streak gave way to a tiny gain the prior day. The Dow
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania election officials say the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election. That is after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of three large public school systems have told a congressional panel that they’re fighting antisemitism with education and, when necessary, discipline. They rejected accusations Wednesday that they have allowed hate to go unchecked. As part of a series of hearings on antisemitism, a
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates have filed an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court to keep in place a new Louisiana congressional map that gives the state a second majority Black district. Wednesday’s Supreme Court filing seeks to block an April 30 ruling from a divided panel of
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos. It’s also developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — What appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in a new telescope image is a rarely seen cosmic phenomenon, according to astronomers. The Dark Energy Camera captured a stunning image of “God’s Hand,” a cometary globule 1,300 light-years from Earth in
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN Ann Arbor, Michigan (CNN) — The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing. “It was in my application letter that this was a campus with a history of protests, a
Continue ReadingCNN By John King, CNN Ann Arbor, Michigan (CNN) — The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing. “It was in my application letter that this was a campus with a history of protests,
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Looking for a new little friend to curl up in your lap and purr contentedly? Before you head to the shelter, take heed – not all cat breeds are in it for the long haul. While domestic cats regularly live to 18 years old, the hairless Sphynx breed has
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Travis Kelce continues to work in the NFL off season. The Super Bowl winner has booked a role on “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie.” Fellow cast member Niecy Nash posted a series of Instagram stories Tuesday of her and Kelce on set. In one video, the show’s creator, Ryan Murphy, embraces
Continue ReadingBy RUTH ALONGA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Families of the victims of last week’s bombings at two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo, which killed at least sixteen people, have mourned their loved ones at a ceremony in the city of Goma. Among them was Alimeti Kigiho, who survived
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says its security forces have killed six militants in twin raids in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan. In a statement Wednesday, it said five militants were killed in the first raid in Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Another militant was killed in the second raid
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