July 12-18, 2024 Just five days after an assassination attempt, a bandaged Donald Trump accepted the Republican party’s presidential nomination in Milwaukee. Kate, the Princess of Wales, was greeted by a standing ovation when she arrived to watch the Wimbledon men’s final, in only her second public appearance since announcing she was being treated for
July 12-18, 2024 Soccer fans revel in their country’s Copa America triumph after Argentina won their record 16th Copa America title, defeating Colombia 1-0. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has begun a program that offers 3 pupusas and a cup of coffee for the price of one dollar as part of a government crackdown to
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers sent Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday in a sign-and-trade deal for point guard Kris Dunn. The Jazz are expected to buy out the former NBA MVP’s contract so Westbrook can sign with the Denver Nuggets, according to ESPN. Utah also got the right to
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in the 1980s, and they are no longer considered
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina late Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damages. The quake’s epicenter was 45 kilometers (28 miles) east-southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, and it had a depth of
Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs. (AP video: Al Emrun Garjon and Piyush Nagpal) Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists
An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released images of a reclusive tribe’s members searching for food on a beach in the Peruvian Amazon, calling it evidence that logging is moving “dangerously close” to the tribe’s territory. An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released images of a reclusive tribe’s members searching for food on
Lawmakers at the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission. The re-election ensures leadership continuity for the 27-nation bloc as it wrestles with crises ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change, migration and housing shortages. Lawmakers at the European
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan on Thursday but warned that the money is not a “panacea” and urged other countries to fulfill their financial pledges to address what she called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” World leaders pledged more
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver in 1998 was executed Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. CDT following a chemical injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southwest Alabama, authorities said. The 64-year-old inmate was convicted of capital murder
