World swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from…
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Prada mixes nostalgia and grunge for summer 2023 menswear
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons offered a nostalgia play for next season, mixing gingham, coming from…
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2 men charged in fatal fireworks explosion that killed 4
BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) — Two men have been charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were…
Continue Reading George Lamming, a giant of modern Caribbean writing, dies
By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of the giants of post-colonial Caribbean writing has died at 94. George Lamming’s…
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‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1
Pixar’s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North…
Continue Reading Yellen: Recession not inevitable, gas tax holiday weighed
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow…
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After writer’s murder in the Amazon, can his vision survive?
British journalist Dom Phillips’ quest to unlock the secrets of how to preserve Brazil’s Amazon was cut short this month when he was killed along…
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EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer At least 19 states have passed laws or adopted rules that either bar or limit participation in sports by…
Continue Reading Title IX’s next battle: The rights of transgender athletes
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The law known as Title IX has influenced athletics in the United States for 50 years. Many wonder if the law should…
Continue Reading Syrian leader receives credentials from Bahrain ambassador
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A new ambassador from Bahrain has formally taken up his post in Syria, the country’s first full diplomatic mission there…
Continue Reading Georgia prisoner sentenced to die in guard killings
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner convicted of killing two guards during an escape from a prison transport bus five years ago has been…
Continue Reading Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects
By DAVID A. LIEB and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The price of a foot of water pipe in Tucson, Arizona: up 19%. The cost of a ton of asphalt in a…
Continue Reading GOP hopes to carry Virginia success into US House races
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections — and particularly Gov. Glenn…
Continue Reading Danish ex-foreign minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen dies at 80
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Uffe Ellemann-Jensen who was Denmark’s foreign minister for more than 10 years from the early…
Continue Reading Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and leaking water in the…
Continue Reading Israeli forces kill Palestinian near separation barrier
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man who the military says was trying to…
Continue Reading Officials: Gunmen kill 2 police in SW Pakistan province
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say gunmen attacked a police post in Pakistan’s insurgency hit southwestern Baluchistan province, killing two…
Continue Reading Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP
By MARK SHERMAN and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being…
Continue Reading DC mayor’s race reflects Democratic dilemma over policing
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser cruised to reelection in the nation’s capital four years ago without…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy Father’s Day post spotlights family ties amid war
By JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One photograph shows a kneeling soldier kissing a child inside a subway…
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