France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes....
Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy (apnews.com)
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was expanded to 126 seats, adding some uncertainty to a system that has been monopolized by two political parties and plagued by corruption....
Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy (apnews.com)
Iranians are set to go to the polls to cast their ballots in an upcoming vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. Associated Press news director Jon Gambrell explains how Iran’s foreign policy could be affected by the election this Friday....
Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months (apnews.com)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it....
After failed coup attempt, many Bolivians rally behind president, though some are wary (apnews.com)
The day after a chaotic and short-lived coup, the general who organised the assault has been arrested and Bolivians took to the streets in support of democracy....
Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds (apnews.com)
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat (apnews.com)
After a couple of hours, Israeli soldiers found him. He says they struck his head and face and in the areas where he had been shot. Then they dragged him by his legs, lifted him by his hands and feet and threw him onto the hood of the military jeep....
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat (apnews.com)
After a couple of hours, Israeli soldiers found him. He says they struck his head and face and in the areas where he had been shot. Then they dragged him by his legs, lifted him by his hands and feet and threw him onto the hood of the military jeep....
Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction (apnews.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll (apnews.com)
A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, a new poll finds, as the high court is poised to rule on major cases involving former President Donald Trump and other divisive issues....
The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases (apnews.com)
Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (apnews.com)
He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000 (apnews.com)
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday....
Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers (apnews.com)
Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant (apnews.com)
Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years, an air quality board said Tuesday....
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat (apnews.com)
Video showing the 24-year-old strapped to the jeep circulated on social media, sparking widespread condemnation, including from the United States. Many said it showed that Israeli soldiers were using him as a human shield — a charge Israel has frequently leveled at Hamas as it battles the group in Gaza....
Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails (apnews.com)
Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear (apnews.com)
NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call (apnews.com)
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside....
Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change (apnews.com)
The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary....
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends (apnews.com)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga....
Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death (apnews.com)
Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn’t stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren....