SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday that the ceremony will
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia says the father of 17-year-old Spain soccer star Lamine Yamal has been hospitalized after being stabbed near Barcelona. Citing unnamed official sources, the paper said Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed multiple times. La Vanguardia said Nasraoui was in serious but stable condition. Some arrests had been made, according
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal prosecutor on Wednesday formally charged Argentina’s former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence against former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. Prosecutor Ramiro González charged Fernández with the crimes of “minor and serious injuries, doubly aggravated” and “coercive threats” against his ex-partner, according to a ruling seen by The Associated
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Star receiver Brandon Aiyuk was back out at San Francisco 49ers practice as a spectator as his contract hold in enters a fourth week still in search of a resolution. Aiyuk had mostly stayed off the field the past two weeks after making waves with his boisterous handshakes with general
CAIRO (AP) — The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan’s brutal conflict concluded Wednesday in Geneva with the country’s military absent and the other warring party’s participation unclear. The talks come as the war-wrecked country faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises . The country’s military did
NEW YORK (AP) — Does signing up for Disney’s popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything forever? That is what Disney argues in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 42-year-old New York doctor whose family claims had a fatal allergic reaction after eating at an Irish pub
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer charged in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young , a pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting, felt threatened when she began to roll her car toward him, the officer’s attorney said Wednesday. Young was suspected of stealing alcohol on Aug. 24, 2023, when
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s border state of Sonora said Wednesday they have arrested a local police officer in the killing of American man in July. The Sonora state prosecutors’ office identified the victim only by his given names, Kevin Ray. The office said the man had fired a weapon at a relative
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Satou Sabally is set to make her season debut for the Dallas Wings after recovering from a shoulder injury and playing for Germany in the Olympics. The Wings said Wednesday that Sabally, Maddy Siegrist (broken finger) and rookie Jaelyn Brown have been medically cleared to return to the active roster when
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has scored on his debut for Real Madrid. The France captain shot into the top corner off Jude Bellingham’s pass in the 68th minute to put Madrid 2-0 ahead against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Federico Valverde scored the opener for the Spanish champions. Mbappé joined
