▶ Follow AP’s live coverage of the 2024 election WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz , Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. In
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games on Wednesday when the United States figure skating team finally got their gold medals as 2022 Olympic champions . The special medal ceremony allowed the nine Americans to parade on a
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Marine Johannes has been sensational for France, wowing the crowd nearly every time she touches the basketball. Whether it’s making an off-balance, one-legged 3-pointer or throwing a pinpoint no-look pass for a easy lay-in, France’s star guard has been incredible
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics , with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. China dominated in the absence of Russia , which had won every gold
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Border police in Panama said Wednesday that they have arrested 15 people who allegedly ran a smuggling ring to move Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap . The dangerous, jungle-clad gap connects Colombia and Panama, and represents a major route for migrants to reach the U.S. border. In recent years, Chinese
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said Wednesday it has ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours the following day after a notice from Tehran to do so because of military exercises. The warning comes amid soaring tensions in the region following last week’s assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran .
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers with being a party to D’Vontaye Mitchell’s murder after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man in an incident Mitchell’s family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd’s death . Mitchell’s family spent weeks pressuring prosecutors to charge the
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometers (1,700 square miles)
NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking Mexican official tried to bribe fellow inmates into making false statements to support his bid for a new trial in a U.S. drug case , a judge found Wednesday in rejecting Genaro García Luna ‘s request. García Luna, who once held a cabinet-level position as Mexico’s top public
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