Listen to JazzPHXWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break — and...
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Putin names Lavrov, Shoigu to United Russia elections list
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said his foreign minister and his defense minister will head the candidates’ list for the dominant United Russia party in September’s...
Jun. 19, 2021
Police hunt driver who hit UK pubgoers after Euro 2020 game
LONDON (AP) — British police are hunting for a man who fired shots from an air gun and drove into people who had gathered at a central England pub to...
Jun. 19, 2021
'Protected them to death': Elder-care COVID rules under fire
Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has dementia and is in a nursing home in Rochester, New York. They would love...
Jun. 19, 2021
Memphis erases Confederate general from its public spaces
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented by a giant statue that...
Jun. 19, 2021
Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the other direction by granting greater...
Jun. 19, 2021
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as COVID surge worsens
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's is racing to ramp up supplies of oxygen as a deadly third surge of COVID-19 worsens, a senior health official told The Associated Press in...
Jun. 19, 2021
Confederate leader's Memphis past erased with body's removal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented by a giant statue that...
Jun. 19, 2021
An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved ahead on the Catholic church’s path...
Jun. 19, 2021
Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea has declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that emerged in February and killed 12 people, according to the World Health Organization. The latest outbreak...
Jun. 19, 2021
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond. They want to...
Jun. 19, 2021
Mississippi city added to Marquis de Lafayette trail
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A city in Mississippi is now part of a trail commemorating what was then a nationwide tour by a French general who had participated in both...
Jun. 19, 2021
The Latest: Virus cases, deaths at 3-month low in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Saturday reported the lowest daily number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past three months. Federal authorities reported 27 deaths and 974 new confirmed...
Jun. 19, 2021
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s first full music festival since the start of the coronavirus...
Jun. 19, 2021
AP Week in Pictures: Global
JUNE 12 - 18, 2021 From lemurs a troubled zoo in Chile, to Italian players celebrating during a Euro 2020 soccer championship game in Rome, to a transgender woman laughing...
Jun. 19, 2021
The Latest: UK holds 1st festival since pandemic start
LONDON — Thousands of heavy metal fans are camping, singing — and even moshing — in the rain at Britain’s first full music festival since the start of the coronavirus...
Jun. 19, 2021
Eriksen's surprise visit gave 'good energy' to Denmark team
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Christian Eriksen surprised the Denmark team with a visit in the middle of a training session and then gave them all a hug, his teammates said Saturday...
Jun. 19, 2021
The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled
TOKYO — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says plans to hold mass public viewings of the Olympics at six sites have been canceled, as worries grow about the coronavirus pandemic amid...
Jun. 19, 2021
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Claudette formed Saturday morning along the U.S. Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains and flooding to coastal states including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The National...
Jun. 19, 2021
Tropical Storm Claudette forms along U.S. Gulf Coast; Heavy rains, floods expected in coastal states
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Claudette forms along U.S. Gulf Coast; Heavy rains, floods expected in coastal states.
Jun. 19, 2021
EU threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions over crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief Saturday berated Lebanese politicians for delays in forming a new Cabinet, warning the union could impose sanctions on those behind the...
Jun. 19, 2021
Partygoers, police injured at curfew-busting rave in France
PARIS (AP) — A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others were also injured amid clashes as police tried to break up an unauthorized rave party in western France,...
Jun. 19, 2021
Warsaw pride parade back after pandemic break and backlash
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw is set to hold the largest gay pride parade in the region Saturday after a pandemic-induced break — and amid a backlash in Poland and...
Jun. 19, 2021
Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency as turnout low
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position...
Jun. 19, 2021
Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist...
Jun. 18, 2021
