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Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority

DENVER (AP) - A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman's acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it had no jurisdictio...

Jun 12, 2024

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president's son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes. "As we all know, the sentenci...

Jun 12, 2024

Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts

BOSTON (AP) - Defense attorneys are pressing the lead investigator in the case of a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank about inappropriate texts he wro...

Jun 12, 2024

Biden and Zelenskyy will sign security agreement between US and Ukraine when they meet at G7

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a bilateral security agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine on Thursday when they meet on the sidelines of t...

Jun 12, 2024

AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump's conviction, but views of him remain stable

NEW YORK (AP) - About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump's recent felony conviction, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows so...

Jun 12, 2024

Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday...

Jun 12, 2024

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021

AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the fatal 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam ...

Jun 12, 2024

French President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat far right in elections

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in general elections. Macron, a pro-business cent...

Jun 12, 2024

At least 35 people have died in a building fire in Kuwait, state news agency says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - At least 35 people died in a building fire early Wednesday in Kuwait, the country's state-run news agency reported. KUNA said authorities were investigating the caus...

Jun 12, 2024

Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday to avenge the killing of a top commander, further escalating regional tensions as the fate of an ...

Jun 12, 2024