Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The possibility of a great red wave still looms. But as the 2022 midterm elections…
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Colorado Springs officers assaulted while escorting suspect to vehicle
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says two of its officers were assaulted while escorting a man from…
Continue ReadingFire conditions are ‘extremely dangerous’ in California, officials say, with 2 dead and thousands of acres scorched
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Prolonged drought has exacerbated fire conditions throughout California, where six active wildfires have consumed tens of…
Continue Reading Germany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it’s sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the…
Continue ReadingBlack Lives Matter executive accused of ‘syphoning’ $10M from BLM donors, suit says
By Michelle Watson, CNN An executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), is accused of “syphoning” more than $10…
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Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister
By SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party’s new leader, the party…
Continue Reading Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday afternoon for…
Continue Reading Top EU diplomat warns European arms stocks are running low
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says weapons stocks in the bloc are running low as member countries funnel arms and…
Continue Reading Russia revokes media license of top independent newspaper
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Monday upheld a motion from Russian authorities to revoke the license of a top independent newspaper that for…
Continue Reading China locks down 65 million, discourages holiday travel
BEIJING (AP) — China has locked down 65 million citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s health ministry says the death toll from a measles outbreak has risen to…
Continue ReadingConservatives join liberals in ‘quiet and polite’ Idaho protest to protect their library from book-banners
By Nick Watt, CNN A couple of dozen men, women and children are silently reading books in the shade of apple trees one sunny morning in beautiful…
Continue Reading Sudan official: Death toll from seasonal floods reaches 112
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says the death toll from flash flooding since the start of the rainy season in May has reached 112. The spokesman…
Continue Reading OPEC+ makes small trim to world oil supplies as prices fall
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, made a small trim in their…
Continue ReadingPope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel…
Continue Reading Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid Monday,…
Continue Reading In Dubai, $1.7B Denmark fraud suspect contests extradition
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The lawyer of a British man who was arrested in Dubai for allegedly masterminding…
Continue Reading Suicide attack at Russia embassy in Kabul kills 2 diplomats
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan…
Continue Reading Nice Bastille Day attack trial begins in Paris terror court
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Eight people are on trial in a special terrorism court in Paris. They are…
Continue Reading UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year
By CARA ANNA and OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United Nations says “famine is at the door” in Somalia with…
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