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Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority
By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
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 jurisdiction to hear the case. The lawsuit could not be appealed because a lower court judge in Wyoming left open the possibility of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a security agreement between the US and Ukraine when they meet at G7
By Darlene Superville And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
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 the Group of Seven summit in Italy, aiming to send a signal to Russia of American resolve in supporting Kyiv, the White ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The White House isn’t ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
By Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
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 sentencing hasn’t even been scheduled yet,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday on Air Force One as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts
By Michael Casey, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – The lead investigator in the case of a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank has come under fire for a series of offensive and inappropriate texts he wrote about the defendant during the investigation. Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, who took the stand Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 80 passengers killed and 86 missing in the latest boat accident in Congo
By By Christina Malkia, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – A boat carrying more than 270 passengers has capsized on a river near Congo’s capital of Kinshasa, leaving more than 80 dead, President Félix Tshisekedi said Wednesday. It was the latest deadly boat accident in the central African country where overloading is often blamed, including in February when dozens lost their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Zelenskyy will sign security agreement between US and Ukraine when they meet at G7
By Darlene Superville And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
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 the Group of Seven summit, aiming to send signal to Russia of American resolve to supporting Kyiv, the White House said. National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable
By Steve Peoples And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
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 some potential vulnerabilities, along with some signs of resilience in his support, as Trump tries to become the first American with a felony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 80 travelers have died in Congo after their boat capsized, the president says
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congo’s president says more than 80 travelers have died after their boat capsized on a river near the capital of Kinshasa. It’s the latest deadly boat accident in the central African country where overloading is often blamed. The statement quoting President Félix Tshisekedi says the locally made boat capsized late Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
By Bassem Mroue And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the war in Gaza will go on after Hamas proposed “numerous” changes to a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan, some that he said were “workable” and some not. Speaking to reporters in Qatar on Wednesday, Blinken said the U.S. and other mediators will keep trying to “close ... Read More »
1 responseRussian warships and aircraft enter the Caribbean for military exercises
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
HAVANA (AP) – A fleet of Russian warships and aircraft on Wednesday entered the Caribbean in what some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The U.S. military expects the exercises will involve a handful of Russian ships and support vessels, which may also stop in Venezuela. Russia ... Read More »
1 responseFrench President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat the far right in elections
By Sylvie Corbet And Barbara Surk, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron urged Wednesday moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legislative elections he had called for after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote. A somber-looking Macron addressed French voters for the first time since ... Read More »
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