Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back (apnews.com)
Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push (apnews.com)
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,...
Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme (apnews.com)
A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash....
Class-action lawsuit against NFL by 'Sunday Ticket' subscribers gets underway (apnews.com)
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.com)
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice' (apnews.com)
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.”...
Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons (apnews.com)
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say (apnews.com)
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations' (apnews.com)
As Zelenskyy visits for D-Day, Macron promises Ukraine Mirage aircraft to fend off Russian attacks (apnews.com)
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back (apnews.com)
A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back....
Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election (apnews.com)
China's exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions (apnews.com)
Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator (apnews.com)
The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday....
Wisconsin warden and 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths (apnews.com)
Guards at Wisconsin’s oldest maximum-security prison failed to provide basic care for inmates who died on their watch, including one who died of dehydration and another who wasn’t found for at least 12 hours after he died of a stroke, authorities said Wednesday in announcing charges against the warden and eight members of...
Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs' (apnews.com)
Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models (apnews.com)
100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states (apnews.com)
It’s been a century now since an act of Congress granted citizenship to Native Americans, but advocates say that right bestowed in 1924 still hasn’t translated into equal access to the ballot. Inequities are especially pronounced in remote regions across the U.S., and some key Southwestern states with large Native American...
Maldives will ban Israelis from entering the country over the war in Gaza (apnews.com)
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon (apnews.com)
A gunman was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout outside the U.S. Embassy near Beirut that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officals said....
Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea (apnews.com)
The Philippine military chief on Tuesday said the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs dropped by a plane for Filipino navy personnel at a territorial outpost that has been surrounded by Chinese vessels in the disputed waters of the South China Sea....
Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit (apnews.com)
A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic....
Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020 (apnews.com)
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020....
Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models (apnews.com)
Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won't cut it (apnews.com)
The mother of an Air Force airman who was fatally shot in the doorway to his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy said Monday that the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s killing....
