By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The decline of the downtown area of Sao Paulo, Brazil has accelerated over the last year. Crack users seem to be everywhere, roaming the central streets of South America’s biggest city. Shop owners worry about robberies and residents fret about muggings. And with a haphazard effort
Continue Reading By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will elect a new president and vice president as well as fill all congressional seats and hundreds of local posts after one of the most tumultuous electoral seasons in the Central American nation’s recent history. A little more than 9 million
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The sweltering Paris heat wave was momentarily forgotten as fashionistas were drawn into Sacai’s final display for this season’s Paris Fashion Week. This year, designer and founder Chitose Abe ventured into Sacai’s signature codes while drawing from the spirit of the 70s punk movement, a cultural
Continue Reading SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A 51-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were slain and a dozen others wounded during a shooting at a large street party in Michigan that was promoted on social media. The shooting occurred around midnight Saturday in Saginaw, about 102 miles (164 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, state police said. Police initially
Continue Reading By SIMINA MISTREANU TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and Russia have pledged to strengthen cooperation a day after a brief rebellion by a Russian mercenary commander against Kremlin fizzled out. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko made a previously unannounced visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to discuss “international
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russian government troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow and people flocked to parks and cafes Sunday following a short-lived revolt by mercenary forces that weakened President Vladimir Putin and raised questions about his ability to wage war in Ukraine. The march on the capital by Wagner troops led by Yevgeny
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — One person was killed and several others injured when a roller coaster derailed in Stockholm on Sunday, Swedish TV reported. Park officials told public broadcaster SVT that that one of the carriages on the Jetline rollercoaster derailed and people fell to the ground at the Grona Lund amusement park. “It is incredibly
Continue Reading By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, at one of the country’s most historically significant slave-trading ports. Overlooking the sacred site of Gadsden’s Wharf, at which an estimated 45% of enslaved Africans entered America, the museum houses exhibits and artifacts
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By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Fourth of July celebrations are right around the corner. Time to light the grill and cook up some … lab-grown chicken? Yes, cell-based meat that is grown, or cultivated, in a lab is a thing now — although you can’t go buy it in stores just
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, design by Ian Berry, CNN (CNN) — Flowers have their own vast language, communicating love, disdain and everything in between. Throughout history, LGBTQ communities have also used the subtle language of flowers to broadcast solidarity or personal identity, all through something as simple as a bloom pinned to a lapel. Many of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russian troops deployed to protect the capital withdrew Sunday after a mercenary forces beat a retreat. But the short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power and his war in Ukraine. Putin’s image as a tough leader had already been badly bruised by the Ukraine
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane challenges to authority even before the attempted rebellion that he mounted Saturday. The reported agreement for him to go into exile in Belarus would place him in a country where such behavior is even
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt has bestowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egypt’s highest honor as the two nations tightened their partnership. El-Sissi welcomed Modi Sunday morning in Cairo at the presidential palace and awarded the visiting prime minister the Order of the Nile, Egypt’s
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks headed to the polls for the second time in less than two months on Sunday, with the conservative party in power a strong favorite to win with a wide majority after a campaign focused on economic growth and security. The vote is overshadowed by a
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A top Russian diplomat is in Beijing for talks with the Chinese government just a day after a rebellion by a Russian mercenary commander fizzled out. China’s Foreign Ministry says Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to discuss “international and regional issues of common
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — A shooting in southwest Houston early Sunday morning left one teenager dead and three other young people wounded, police said. Houston Assistant Police Chief Wyatt Martin said an altercation outside a business led to the shooting after 1 a.m. on West Fuqua Street. “We do not have a lot of details yet
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is set to appear in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later. Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court issued its abortion ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said “our work is far from done.” He didn’t say what might come next. A year later later, McCarthy is the speaker, Republicans are in the majority and
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri were investigating two early morning shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City. The number of dead or wounded was not immediately known. KSHB-TV reports the Kansas City Police Department responded to shootings on Prospect Avenue around 3 a.m. and again around 4:30 a.m.
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over state and local election offices, claiming new powers that Democrats warn could be used to target left-leaning counties in future elections. The moves range from requiring legislative approval of court settlements in election-related
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