Month: June 2024

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press AMBLETEUSE, France (AP) — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English Channel in a futile attempt to delay the inevitable: French police had just foiled their latest attempt to reach the

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor’s trees. Documents show the former CEO of the St. Louis Foundation went to great lengths to remove that obstacle,

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work. The policy announcement ensures the major parties will be divided on how Australia curbs

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Maryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of marijuana-related crimes as the nation wrestles with how to make amends for the lives disrupted in the decadeslong war on drugs. Under Gov. Wes Moore’s plan, more than 175,000 convictions for possession of cannabis or

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression.” Their summit came Wednesday as both face escalating standoffs with the West. Details were not

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city to see his girlfriend and was

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days? Ha, good one. Some of the atmosphere in the public and media that has swirled around the professional women’s

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock. Spencer Warren, who works for the outdoor tourism

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports surged 13.5% in May, helped by a weak yen and strong demand in the U.S. and Asia. Finance Ministry data reported Wednesday showed that the trade deficit totaled about $7.7 billion, down nearly 12% from a year earlier. Imports jumped 9.5%

By TRAVIS LOLLER and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the Nashville crayfish from the endangered species list, but some biologists argue it still needs protection because its range is so limited. The little crustacean makes its home mainly in the urbanized area