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By Christian Edwards and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military aid to help it resist Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “It’s important to specifically address the Congress: if the Congress doesn’t help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has created a TikTok account—and he promises he will not dance on it. “I don’t dance. Promise,” Scholz said on X on Monday after his social media team published his first post on TikTok. In the first post on the account, a member of Scholz’s
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation and ordered to complete a year-long counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career. The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours. Authorities said Sunday that two policemen were injured and an undetermined number of gang members killed in the shootout off the coast of the Port-au-Prince capital.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former owner of a northeastern Wisconsin dinosaur-themed gas station chain was expected to announce a run for Congress in a heavily Republican district on Monday after receiving the endorsement of Donald Trump over the weekend. Tony Wied, who owned six Dino Stop gas stations and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN SEEWER and MARC LEVY Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden could miss the deadline to be included on the ballot in Ohio this fall. The office overseeing Ohio’s elections says the deadline to certify presidential candidates for the general election is in August nearly two weeks before the Democratic National
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, Metro Nashville
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least one person has died as heavy winds, storms and heavy rainfalls batter South Africa’s coastal of province Western Cape, which includes Cape Town. The severe weather led to the closure of schools and highways mainly in the Cape Winelands, Overberg and West Coast regions where
Continue ReadingBy LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian leaders have hailed a “historic event” as Germany began deploying troops in the Baltic country — a NATO member — the first time since World War II that German forces will be based outside the country on a long-term basis. About two dozen soldiers arrived
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding steadier Monday after a roller-coaster end to last week left them a bit shy of their records. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading, coming off a stretch where a 1.2% drop immediately flipped to a 1.1% gain. The
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian shoe company has apologized and stopped selling some of its footwear after some Muslims said the logo resembled the Arabic writing for the word God. Vern’s Holdings said the logo stamped on the soles depicted the silhouette of a stiletto heel with an ankle spiral wrap. It acknowledged
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted unanimously that the armed forces have no constitutional power to intervene in disputes between government branches, marking a largely symbolic decision aimed at bolstering democracy after years of increasing threat of military intervention. The court’s unanimous decision came in response
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nicaragua called on the United Nations’ top court on Monday to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza. The case at the International Court of Justice is against Germany, which
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that abortion rights should be left to the states, offering his clearest stance yet on one of the most delicate and contentious issues in American politics. “My view is now that we have abortion where everyone wanted
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado barreled toward their home in the Mississippi Delta, Ida Cartlidge only had time to scoop up her 1-year-old son, Nolan, and hold him close. Cartlidge huddled with her husband and three sons on the living room floor of their
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores. President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Beirut Monday came after he urged the EU last week to intercede with
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It didn’t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture. At her first Christmas party, the partner who hired her gave her gift that turned out to be roach spray,
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions. The occupation of Myawaddy town by the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was fairly static Monday ahead of the latest update on U.S. inflation due later this week and the kickoff to earnings season. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and futures for the S&P 500 each fell less than 0.1% before the bell. “As risk
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French troops have joined their British counterparts in the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace for the first time, marching together in a display of solidarity between Britain and France. At a parallel ceremony in Paris, British soldiers donned tall bearskin hats to take
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