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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was convicted of fraud Tuesday in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, making him the highest-ranking executive found guilty over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. A German court handed Stadler a suspended prison sentence

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department. Haaland says one of the hardest

ROME (AP) — Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish the tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome. Video of the incident went viral on social media. Romans have already been complaining about hordes of tourists flooding

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections as a “disservice” to the Thai people. Ambassador Robert Godec said on Tuesday that Washington does not support any individual candidate or political party. Claims of the U.S. meddling in the May 14

By The Associated Press Russia’s Federal Security Service announced Tuesday that it has closed a criminal probe into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The service, known by the initials FSB, said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny “ceased activities directed at committing the crime.” With that and other

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after Wall Street drifted lower following its latest rally. London, Shanghai, Paris and Hong Kong gained. Tokyo declined. Wall Street futures rebounded. Oil prices rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.4% on Monday as tech stocks declined

By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former communication and information technology minister who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country. Prosecutors allege that Johnny G. Plate changed the terms

BERLIN (AP) — A German court found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal Tuesday, making him the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. The Munich regional court handed Stadler a suspended prison sentence of 21 months

By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the surface, the turmoil in Russia would seem like something for the U.S. to celebrate: a powerful mercenary group engaging in a short-lived clash with Russia’s military at the very moment that Ukraine is trying to gain momentum in a critical counteroffensive.

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern Congo, hoping to inspire peace and creativity in a region long affected by conflict. The 9th edition of the Liputa fashion show was held in Goma on Saturday featuring designers, models

By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the surface, the turmoil in Russia would seem like something for the U.S. to celebrate: a powerful mercenary group engaging in a short-lived clash with Russia’s military at the very moment that Ukraine is trying to gain momentum in a critical counteroffensive.

By DREW COSTLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a Pride parade in the college town of Missoula, Montana, wearing smiles as sunny as the day is rainy. Adoring fans cheer them along the route. Reed stops and raises

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The surge stands in

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A suspect was arrested Monday in the weekend killings of a Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother, authorities said. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said police took Christopher Ferguson into custody and charged him with killing 73-year-old Gilda “Jill”