Freedom riders’ 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men had their convictions…
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Angry protests hit India over new short-term military jobs
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Violence has erupted in parts of India with thousands of angry youths setting train coaches and…
Continue Reading Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church
By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St.…
Continue Reading China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone
By DAVID RISING and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s…
Continue Reading Russian superyacht Amadea arrives in Honolulu from Fiji
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States has arrived in Honolulu Harbor flying an…
Continue Reading Australia’s new prime minister considers visit to Ukraine
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will take advice on whether to…
Continue Reading Montana governor under fire for vacationing during flood
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — As punishing floods tore through Yellowstone National Park and…
Continue Reading Judge acquits key figures in Panama Papers scandal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Panamanian judge has acquited 39 people charged in the Panama Papers case, including the key figures,  Jurgen Mossack and…
Continue Reading Warriors beat Celtics 103-90 to win 4th NBA title in 8 years
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on…
Continue Reading Mexico finds truck with 366 migrants from 16 nations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration authorities said they found a veritable United Nations of migrants aboard a freight truck. Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Cameron’s bid for governor in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has won former President Donald’s Trump’s…
Continue Reading Chairman: Voluntary testimony from Uvalde police uncertain
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The chairman of a special state House committee taking testimony on the Uvalde school shooting says it’s uncertain…
Continue Reading Police: 2 dead, 1 hurt in church shooting; suspect detained
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a suburban church near one of Alabama’s major cities Thursday…
Continue Reading Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattle
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians and wounded at least eight others during a military operation in the occupied…
Continue Reading FIFA picks 2026 World Cup cities, predicts US `No 1 sport’
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President…
Continue Reading North Texas ex-cop charged with murdering slow chase subject
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a suspect after a…
Continue Reading White House clams up on Biden COVID-19 testing regimen
By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt change of course, the White House is now declining to comment on…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to protect Supreme Court justices into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill that will give around-the-clock security protection to the families of Supreme Court…
Continue Reading GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican senators were at odds Thursday over how to keep firearms from dangerous…
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