By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that an investigation into the Philippines so-called “war on drugs” can resume. The appeals panel on Tuesday rejected Manila’s objections to the case going ahead at the global court. The court’s investigation was suspended in late
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — High anxiety has set in on the closing day of a summit between European Union and Latin American leaders. What was supposed to be a love-in turned into a diplomatic fracas over the war in Ukraine. Ambassadors worked through much of the night and into Tuesday morning
Continue Reading By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces shot down scores of exploding drones and six cruise missiles during a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa on Tuesday, authorities in Kyiv said, a day after Moscow broke off a deal that had allowed Ukraine to ship vital grain supplies from
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Missouri’s foster care system has long been plagued with problems.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked, disgusted and embarrassed when they learned about the crimes he is accused of committing, police say. “It’s a very good thing that we got this animal off the streets,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers searched Tuesday for nine people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains in South Korea, as the country’s military dispatched more than 10,000 troops to support rescue works. The downpours pounding South Korea since July 9 have left 41 people
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket. Police had cordoned off the object after it was discovered at Green Head about 250 kilometers (155
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers are continuing their searches for about 10 people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by a week of torrential rains in South Korea. The heavy downpour that began pounding South Korea on July 9 has so far left 41 people dead, nine missing and 35 others injured.
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Several civil rights groups are challenging Florida’s new immigration law in a federal lawsuit. The legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in May bolsters his migrant relocation program and limits social services for immigrants lacking permanent legal status. The lawsuit filed Monday specifically focuses on provisions that criminalize the transportation
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pack of dingoes has injured a woman who was jogging on a popular Austrialian tourist island in the latest clash between humans and native dogs. That sparked warnings Tuesday from officials about visitors venturing out alone. Officials say the 24-year-old woman was attacked by three or
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Clarke, Ashley Killough, Sarah Moon and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are
Continue Reading By SAM McNEIL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli protesters blocked highways and train stations and gathered outside Tel Aviv’s stock exchange and military headquarters on Tuesday in a new countrywide demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul. The latest “day of disruption” came as longtime allies of the prime minister
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For Sadie James, the cost-of-living crisis in Britain just never seems to ease. First, it was skyrocketing energy and food costs stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, the 61-year-old worries whether she can keep a roof over her head. James, who lives in
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By NICK INGRAM Associated Press ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 21. The jackpot was estimated at $900
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to $1 billion for the third time in the game’s history after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s drawing. The mammoth grand prize ranks as the seventh largest US lottery jackpot and third largest Powerball jackpot, behind the world record $2.04 billion
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s relentless streak of dangerously hot days was finally poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday, the 19th straight day the desert city was to see temperatures soar to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 C) or more. Nighttime has offered little
Continue Reading By NICK INGRAM Associated Press ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 21. The jackpot was estimated at $900
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China’s top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration is “very committed” to stabilizing relations between the world’s two biggest economies, as the countries seek to restart high-level contacts. On his second day of talks in Beijing, Kerry met with the ruling Communist Party’s head
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A bilateral consulting group of South Korean and U.S. officials has met in Seoul to discuss strengthening their nations’ deterrence capabilities against North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. The Nuclear Consultative Group was established as part of agreements Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol made
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