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Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official

Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights.
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Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval

Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government on Thursday endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and asked the parliament to do the same.
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Spain's Parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia's separatists

Spain's Parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia's separatists

MADRID (AP) — More than six years since Catalonia’s separatist movement took Spain to the brink of rupture, the nation’s Parliament gave its final approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty for hundreds of secessionists in hopes of putting a defini
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14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

HONG KONG (AP) — Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but s
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Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war that is now in its eighth month.
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Iga Swiatek saves a match point and comes back to beat Naomi Osaka at the French Open

Iga Swiatek saves a match point and comes back to beat Naomi Osaka at the French Open

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek saved a match point and grabbed the last five games to sneak past Naomi Osaka 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5 in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday night in a contest between the current No. 1 and a former No.
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Brazil president withdraws his country's ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza

Brazil president withdraws his country's ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva withdrew his ambassador to Israel on Wednesday after months of tensions between the two countries over the war in Gaza, the latest repercussion from a South American nation over Israe
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Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies

Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes.
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