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Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move, following in the recent steps of three other European coun...

Jun 4, 2024

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty in sports betting case

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese...

Jun 4, 2024

Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize ...

Jun 4, 2024

Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump h...

Jun 4, 2024

MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the ...

Jun 4, 2024

Garland to slam attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland will forcefully rebuke what he described as "unprecedented" attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold hi...

Jun 4, 2024

Hunter Biden's federal firearms case opens after jury is chosen, with first lady again sitting in

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial while the first lady w...

Jun 4, 2024

South Korea is suspending a military deal with North Korea after tensions over North's balloons

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's government has approved the suspension of a contentious military agreement with North Korea, a step that would allow it to take tougher responses to North Korea...

Jun 3, 2024

China's spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface

BEIJING (AP) - China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang'...

Jun 3, 2024

India's marathon election enters final stage of vote counting with Modi widely tipped for third term

NEW DELHI (AP) - India's marathon election enters its final phase on Tuesday with the counting of more than 640 million votes in the world's largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to r...

Jun 3, 2024