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US journalist's closed trial for espionage set to begin in Russia, with a conviction all but certain

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, appeared in a court in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday for the opening hearing of his trial. Gershkovich was detained...

Jun 25, 2024

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox beats challenger in Republican primary election

PROVO, Utah (AP) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is likely to win a second term after he beat his primary challenger on Tuesday. Cox, a moderate Republican who took office in 2021, prevailed in the primary af...

Jun 25, 2024

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, on Tuesday in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party's deep divisions over the war in Gaza. With the vict...

Jun 25, 2024

US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Republican House primary after switching districts in Colorado

DENVER (AP) - U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won the Republican primary in a U.S. House race that she jumped into last year, surviving a scandal over a video of her at a Denver theater and accusations of ca...

Jun 25, 2024

Sheri Biggs wins Republican nod for US House in South Carolina over Trump-backed candidate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sheri Biggs, a nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer, won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in South Carolina's 3rd District on Tuesday. Biggs was backed b...

Jun 25, 2024

Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked a judge's order to give house arrest to journalist Jos Rubn Zamora, known for railing against corruption in the Central American cou...

Jun 25, 2024

North Korea fires a ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in an apparent protest of the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier...

Jun 25, 2024

Suspect arrested after 5 people fatally shot, teen injured in shootings near Las Vegas, police say

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected in shootings at apartments near Las Vegas that killed five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl, authorities said Tuesday....

Jun 25, 2024

Brazil’s Supreme Court moves toward decriminalizing possession of marijuana for personal use

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday moved toward decriminalizing possession of marijuana for personal use, which would make Brazil one of the last countries in Latin America to do ...

Jun 25, 2024

California governor defends progressive values, says they're an 'antidote' to populism on the right

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's versio...

Jun 25, 2024