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European Union commission: Make Ukraine a member candidate

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive arm on Friday recommended making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, a first step on what was expected to be a long road for the war-torn country to j...

Jun 17, 2022

EU Commission recommends EU candidate status for Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted EU candidate status, a first step on the long road toward membership for the war-torn country. The recommendat...

Jun 17, 2022

UK gov't approves extradition of Assange; appeal possible

LONDON (AP) - The British government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. Home Secretary Priti Patel sig...

Jun 17, 2022

Alabama church shooting kills 2, wounds 1; suspect held

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) - A single gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church Thursday evening, killing two people and wounding a third at a small group meeting before being taken into cust...

Jun 16, 2022

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 evening, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third bef...

Jun 16, 2022

FIFA picks 2026 cities, predicts soccer will be `No 1 sport'

NEW YORK (AP) - The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to...

Jun 16, 2022

1/6 panel: Plan for Pence to reject electors 'nuts,' 'crazy'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to reject the tally of state electors and overturn the 2020 election as "nuts," "c...

Jun 16, 2022

California won't immediately list Joshua tree as threatened

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California won't be listing the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species for now. The California Fish and Game Commission was locked in a 2-2 vote Thursday on wheth...

Jun 16, 2022

Jan. 6 panel wants to hear from Ginni Thomas, chairman says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol will ask Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the pan...

Jun 16, 2022

Dutch agency prevented Russian spy from working at ICC

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it prevented a Russian spy using a false Brazilian identity from working as an intern at the International Criminal Court, ...

Jun 16, 2022