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By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers worked Friday to round out the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates who will hear Donald Trump’s hush money trial, as the former president railed against a gag order that has prosecutors seeking to hold
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey, Svitlana Vlasova and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — From the top down, the assessment of Ukraine’s armed forces’ position in fighting Russia is bleaker than at any point since the early months of the war. The situation on the eastern front has “worsened significantly,” the military’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said a few days ago
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Writers Wall Street bounced between losses and gains in early trading Friday after European and Asian markets stumbled with tensions in the Middle East weighing on sentiment. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% before the bell. Oil prices
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari and Michael Rios, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. Lydia Simon was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting an operation in the northern Borno State, the military
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police say they are carrying out an operation at the Iranian consulate after a witness reported seeing a man outside carrying a grenade and an explosives vest. The man’s motives Friday were not immediately clear. No explosion has been reported so far and no arrests have
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances. Friday’s action is intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require those responsible for contamination to pay for its removal. Designation as a hazardous substance
Continue ReadingIsrael’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do so. There was an apparent drone attack at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan early Friday, which is
Continue ReadingBy LIUDAS DAPKUS and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Officials say that two Polish citizens have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on the orders of foreign intelligence services. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume Friday following a frenetic day Thursday that eventually saw all 12 jurors and one alternate sworn in after two previously seated jurors were dismissed earlier in the day. One of those jurors was excused Thursday
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology. The International Olympic Committee outlined its agenda for taking advantage of AI. Officials said it could be used to help identify promising athletes,
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya started the attempt on Wednesday in New York City’s Times Square and aims to use it to raise $1 million
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who became the first U.S. cabinet member to visit Nagasaki, stressed the importance of dialogue and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Group of Seven foreign ministers have warned of new sanctions against Iran for its drone and missile attack on Israel. They also urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran early Friday saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters next week in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries. It’s a prelude to the November general election, when the commonwealth is expected to again play a critical role in the race for the White House. The Democratic and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A jet collision was narrowly avoided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday after two planes were cleared on the same runway. The FAA said it would investigate the incident and analyze audio of the air traffic controllers frantically trying to radio both planes to stop. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A jet collision was narrowly avoided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday after two planes were cleared on the same runway. The FAA said it would investigate the incident and analyze audio of the air traffic controllers frantically trying to radio both planes to stop. Here’s what
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A jet collision was narrowly avoided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday after two planes were cleared on the same runway. The FAA said it would investigate the incident and analyze audio of the air traffic controllers frantically trying to radio both planes to stop. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday. The strike came just days after Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel had
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countries, said the United States
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