Tensions spike in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Copa Libertadores soccer final and after Copacabana brawl
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tensions remained high Friday in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Copa Libertadores soccer final, following a brawl between...
German club Mainz terminates Anwar El Ghazi’s contract over social media posts on Israel-Hamas war
MAINZ, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Mainz terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi on Friday following his social media posts about the...
The Supreme Court will hear an NRA appeal in a dispute with a former New York state official
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York...
Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to...
Belarus sentences independent newspaper editor to 4 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced...
How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
LONDON (AP) — The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by both sides in the Israel-Hamas war, which began with the militant...
Will Taylor Swift be at the Chiefs’ game in Germany? Travis Kelce wouldn’t say
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Travis Kelce declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in Germany — and their status as a couple. The Chiefs...
Third suspect surrenders over Massachusetts shooting blamed for newborn baby’s death
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A third suspect has surrendered to police in connection with an investigation into a shooting in Holyoke last month where a pregnant...
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The on-air outburst of grief by TV correspondent Salman al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza. From the...
South Carolina city pays $500,000 to man whose false arrest sparked 2021 protests
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying a $500,000 settlement to a man whose treatment by a police officer during what turned out...