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By LORI HINNANT, HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the livestock trailer. They spent the next 12 hours or more digging trenches on the front lines for

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces targeted Kyiv with a barrage of self-exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones early Thursday morning, according to the Kyiv City Administration. Explosions were heard in different parts of the city, and debris from intercepted drones fell on four districts of the Ukrainian capital, according to Ukraine’s

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A misplaced naval ship in California, overlooked students in New York City and missed inmates in Texas are some of the reasons that the two most populous states and the largest city in the U.S. have filed last-minute 2020 census corrections requests. California, Texas and New York City are joined

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan that likely will save the nation from defaulting on its debt repayments. The IMF said Wednesday its executive board approved an agreement to release the funds over nine months to support Pakistan’s economic stabilization

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has reported its exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation. Customs data released Thursday showed imports slid 6.8%. Trade weakness adds to downward pressure on the world’s second-largest economy. Global

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday, boosted by Wall Street’s return to its highest level in more than a year after a report showed U.S. consumer inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5% in afternoon trading to 32,425.69. Hong Kong’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff has decried the use of force by deputies in the Antelope Valley for the second time in a week. Edited body camera video released Wednesday shows a deputy punching a woman twice in the face as she held a 3-week-old infant. It happened during a traffic

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James plans to play next season for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 38-year-old superstar announced his intentions at The ESPYS. James accepted the record-breaking performance award for becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader. James had said at the end of last season that he

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3 million people from their homes. They include more than 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries. The U.N. said Wednesday that more than 72% of those displaced were from the capital of Khartoum and around 9%

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There’s no evidence a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime, London police said Wednesday as the broadcaster’s wife publicly identified him for the first time as veteran news anchor Huw Edwards. Metropolitan police decided to take no further action

CHICAGO (AP) — A National Weather Service team will survey damage in northeast Illinois, where fierce winds from suspected tornadoes ripped roofs from buildings, downed trees and sent residents scrambling for safety as sirens sounded. The weather service warned Wednesday evening that a confirmed tornado was on the ground near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Passengers

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a brief visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in the wake of a devastating Israeli offensive last week. Abbas’ visit on Wednesday marked his first trip to the camp since 2005. The Palestinian leader’s visit came at

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh pledges of weapons and ammunition to fight Russia’s invasion along with longer-term security commitments from the West on Wednesday even as he expressed disappointment over the lack of a clear path for his country