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US, Europe agree to lock up Russian assets until it pays for Ukraine war, clearing way for $50B loan

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) - The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. official ...

Jun 13, 2024

Tatum, Brown help Celtics hold off huge Dallas rally for 106-99 win, 3-0 lead in NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 31, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Maveric...

Jun 12, 2024

President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden's recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern b...

Jun 12, 2024

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified docume...

Jun 12, 2024

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says

CAIRO (AP) - A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and...

Jun 12, 2024

Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons ahead of key Senate vote

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine riot police blasted protesters with water cannons to disperse crowds outside of Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were expected to vo...

Jun 12, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make...

Jun 12, 2024

Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority

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 jurisdictio...

Jun 12, 2024

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

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 sentenci...

Jun 12, 2024

Biden and Zelenskyy will sign security agreement between US and Ukraine when they meet at G7

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 t...

Jun 12, 2024