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Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say

Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.
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Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district

Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district

RALEIGH, N.C.
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Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison

Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.
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Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension

Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good.
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Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he’s negotiated with federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging sports betting case.
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Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port

BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore whi
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EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes

EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue.
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Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president's son to delay the prosecution. U.S.
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American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant

American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant

LYON, France (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search.
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German court convicts prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan, imposes a fine

German court convicts prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan, imposes a fine

HALLE, Germany (AP) — A court on Tuesday convicted one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine.
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