AP National News

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Phoenix have extended the excessive heat warning for the metro Phoenix area through Sunday night, meaning it could break a record set in 1974 for the most

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A helicopter pilot faces up to $10,000 in fines and a year in jail for making an illegal landing in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service officials say Peter Smith landed June 24 on the western shore of Jackson Lake. Park officials said Monday that rangers arrived by

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes. The governor’s office said Monday that Angela Colmenero will step in as the state’s top lawyer on

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Bill Shipp, a journalist who covered politics in Georgia for more than 50 years, has died at age 89. No cause of death has been released. Shipp first gained notice in 1953 as an editor of the University of Georgia’s student newspaper writing articles criticizing the refusal

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck in the open Atlantic Ocean and caused some buildings to lightly sway in the northern Caribbean. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck Monday at a shallow depth of six miles (10 kilometers). The epicenter was located some 170 miles (274 kilometers)

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A court-appointed monitor is urging a federal judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City to coerce the city to urgently improve its handling of its troubled massive jail complex. The monitor made the recommendation Monday in a report filed in Manhattan federal court.

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing Olympic and college female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times by another inmate at a federal prison in Florida that is experiencing staffing shortages. The attack happened Sunday at United States Penitentiary Coleman,

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur is getting another shot at Elena Rybakina a year after losing to her in the Wimbledon final. It’s just the quarterfinals this time around but the Tunisian player has to go through the defending champion to have a chance of winning her first

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic is a bit tired of not getting on Centre Court at Wimbledon until nearly 9 p.m. The waiting. The uncertainty. The rushing to try to finish matches by the 11 p.m. local curfew — or the annoyance at having to stop midway through

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Energy Minister says the catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline. Herman Halushchenko said the destruction of the

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — With tensions surrounding Guatemala’s June 25 election heightening, President Alejandro Giammattei has taken the unusual step of publishing an open letter saying he has no intention of staying in power beyond his term. Two weeks have passed since electoral officials identified two presidential candidates to

ISABELLA O’MALLEY, BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press Schools in New Delhi had to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital. Landslides and flash floods killed at least 15 people over the last three days. Further north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods. In Japan, torrential

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s white tennis shoes with the green “23” printed on the heel might have to be replaced soon. The seven-time Wimbledon champion has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and he could add to that total on Sunday if he wins three more matches at the All England Club. Djokovic

By The Associated Press Just five days after staging a short-lived rebellion, mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘s commanders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledged loyalty to the government, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both men wield.

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Democrat Monica Tranel is seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke in 2024 after losing a close contest last year to the former Trump administration Cabinet member. Tranel announced her bid on Monday for the Democratic nomination for the state’s western House district. The environmental

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon is staying out of the politics of handshakes. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine had urged tennis authorities to publicize that Ukrainians won’t be shaking hands with Russian and Belarusian players after matches — so that fans don’t boo because they think some players are being snubbed. “We’ve no intention of doing

By SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have rescued 86 people from a boat near the Canary Islands that appeared to be from Senegal. The rescue Monday came after an aid group reported three boats from the African country missing with 300 people aboard. Spain’s Maritime

By The Associated Press Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘s commanders pledged loyalty to the Russian government in a Kremlin meeting with President Vladimir Putin five days after they staged a short-lived rebellion, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area and triggered a nationwide scare has died, police confirmed on Monday. Officers, firefighters and EMTs responding to a report of unresponsive person about 4 p.m. Sunday found James Lewis dead in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home, Cambridge

WARREN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities searching for an inmate described by police as “very dangerous” who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail say they believe he is still in the area. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Burham fled the Warren jail late Thursday by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets to escape