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....
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown (apnews.com)
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Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote (apnews.com)
Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side (apnews.com)
Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say (apnews.com)
Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine (apnews.com)
China: After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive (apnews.com)
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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....