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Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as tensi...

Jun 5, 2024

Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia election case while appeal on Willis disqualification pending

ATLANTA (AP) - An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton Count...

Jun 5, 2024

New Jersey adopts public records law critics say tightens access to documents

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Wednesday overhauling access to the state's public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some docum...

Jun 5, 2024

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false tesitmony

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against Joe Biden's son and brother, accusing the president's family members of making false statements to Congress as part of y...

Jun 5, 2024

Wisconsin warden jailed hours before news conference on prison death investigations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The warden of a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was jailed on Wednesday hours before a scheduled news conference where officials were expected to announce even more arrests s...

Jun 5, 2024

Putin takes questions from international journalists for first time since inauguration

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions Wednesday from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration at a roundtable session on the sideline...

Jun 5, 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the univers...

Jun 5, 2024

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico posts a speech online in a first since his attempted assassination

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico posted a speech online on Wednesday, his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt three we...

Jun 5, 2024

Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukraine has used U.S weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance ...

Jun 5, 2024

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to fully cooperate

VIENNA (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board on Wednesday censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, diplomats said, calling on Tehran to provide answers in a long-running invest...

Jun 5, 2024