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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, STEVE LeBLANC and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press An international group of agencies is investigating what may have caused a submersible to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic wreckage. Working closely together on the probe of the June 18 accident are investigators from the U.S., Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

By SEUNG MIN KIM, AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the United States and NATO had no involvement in the short-lived insurrection in Russia by a mercenary force. Biden says it’s “too early” to assess the impact on the war in neighboring Ukraine. Biden said Monday that

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that Diwali will join celebrations including Rosh Hashana and Lunar New Year as a day off for

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media say the country’s far-right government has approved plans to build over 5,000 of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Monday’s decision defied growing U.S. criticism of Israel’s settlement policies in occupied lands. It also raised tensions with the Palestinians at a

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle. The strike will continue through this week and is expected disrupt operations at more than 150 stores, Starbucks Workers United said.

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Victims called the Colorado Springs mass shooter a “monster” who hunted down LGBTQ+ patrons in a calculated attack last year that killed five people, as the suspect faced life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to murder and other charges. Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio. State leaders made the announcement involving Amazon Web Services on Monday. It comes as Ohio seeks to establish itself as the Midwest’s

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s president has registered for reelection in next February’s contest even though legal experts and opposition figures who say the country’s constitution prohibits it. Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party announced his registration Monday via Twitter. Bukele is highly popular in El Salvador, but is considered controversial internationally. He

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride announced Monday she’s running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Already the first openly transgender state senator elected in the country, she’d be the first transgender member of Congress if she wins in November. In a video posted to social media, McBride, a Democrat, said people

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive — and familiar — immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday