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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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 2024

Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, chant 'Death to Arabs'

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli participants in a nationalist march through a Palestinian area of Jerusalem chanted "death to Arabs" on Wednesday, stoking already surging tensions as the war in Gaza rages. T...

Jun 05, 2024

NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league

Interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, the worry gnawed at Brice Christianson that it was a one-time thing, his ...

Jun 05, 2024

Hunter Biden's ex-wife is expected to take the stand in his gun trial, as first lady again attends

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of h...

Jun 05, 2024