Boris Johnson Boris Johnson prepares to take his place on world stageAssociated Press - By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has endeavored to lead his country since he was a boy, will get his first moment on the world stage in his new role at the Group of Seven summit
Jair Bolsonaro Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon firesAssociated Press - By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA, Associated PressRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Under increasing international pressure to contain record numbers of fires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he might send the military to battle the blazes.
Vaping Illinois patient's death may be first in US tied to vapingAssociated Press - By DON BABWIN, Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Illinois health officials said Friday that a patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died, which could make it the first death in the United States linked to the alternative
Business US stocks fall sharply as US-China trade war escalatesAssociated Press - By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business WriterStocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he "hereby ordered" U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing's latest
Ohio State University APNewsBreak: Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal top 300Associated Press - By KANTELE FRANKO, Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The
Jerome Powell The Latest: Some see signal in Powell speech of rate cutsAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (all times local): Some economists saw Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole as setting
Radiation Russian doctor has trace of radiation after explosionAssociated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — More than 100 Russian medical workers who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military testing range have undergone checks and one man has been found with a trace radiation,
Business France to deploy celebrated cuisine to ease G-7 tensionsAssociated PressPARIS (AP) — As tensions loom over this weekend's G-7 summit of world leaders in France, the country is counting on one key asset to cheer up the event: food. France hosts the summit of seven advanced
Jussie Smollett Special prosecutor named to look into Jussie Smollett caseAssociated Press - By MICHAEL TARM, AP Legal Affairs WriterCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago judge on Friday named a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against Jussie Smollett that accused him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack
Business US new home sales slid 12.8% in JulyAssociated Press - By BANI SAPRA, AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that
Illinois Candidate: Michigan city should be as white "as possible"Associated PressMARYSVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A city council candidate in Michigan shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep her community white "as much as possible." Jean Cramer made the comment Thursday in
Jerome Powell The Latest: Trump attacks Powell Fed after chairman's speechAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (all times local): Reacting to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, President
David Koch The Latest: Pompeo calls Koch 'compassionate philanthropist'Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of billionaire David Koch (all times local): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he was saddened to hear of the death of billionaire industrialist David H. Koch.
Capital One US wants woman accused in Capital One hack to stay locked upAssociated Press - By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — A woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents
David Koch Billionaire conservative donor David Koch dies at age 79Associated Press - By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. Charles
Emmanuel Macron The Latest: France halts Brazil trade deal over Amazon firesAssociated PressPARIS (AP) — The Latest on the reaction to the fires in the Amazon (all times local): In a sharp escalation of tensions with Brazil, France is accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of having lied to French
Tariffs Trump vows response to China tariffs on $75B of US goodsAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, PAUL WISEMAN and JILL COLVIN, AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Friday that he had "hereby ordered" American companies with operations in China "to immediately start looking for" an alternative after Beijing announced
Hong Kong The Latest: Baltic protest inspires Hong Kong human chainAssociated PressHONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Hong Kong (all times local): Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement are linking hands across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, inspired by a historic protest
World News France threatens economic retaliation over Amazon firesAssociated Press - By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER, Associated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — In a sharp escalation of tensions over fires ravaging the Amazon, France on Friday accused Brazil's president of having lied to French leader Emmanuel Macron and threatened to a
News Security squeeze in French resort for G-7 leaders' summitAssociated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — Security is getting tighter in the southern French beach resort of Biarritz ahead of the G-7 leaders' summit beginning this weekend. The airport and train station are closing down
U.S. Politics Putin orders Russia to respond after US missile testAssociated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. In Sunday's
News Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attackAssociated Press - By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, Associated PressWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in
Alexei Navalny Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jailAssociated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after spending a month in jail for calling for an unsanctioned protest. Navalny, along with several opposition activists, led
Iraq Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize IraqAssociated Press - By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and LOLITA BALDOR, Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq, confirmed by U.S. officials, is threatening to destabilize security in the volatile country that has struggled to remain neutral
U.S. Politics APNewsBreak: US government unveils final Utah monument planAssociated Press - By BRADY McCOMBS, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government's final management plan for land in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn't include many new protections for the cliffs,
Business Global stocks higher ahead of US Fed chairman's speechAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rose Friday ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman at a gathering of global central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Market benchmarks
Hong Kong Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracyAssociated Press - By KELVIN CHAN, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the city's harbor front Friday, inspired by a human chain in a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet
Business Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed chairman's speechAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday after Wall Street declined ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Australia
North Korea North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo 'poisonous plant'Associated Press - By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a "poisonous plant of American diplomacy" and vowed to "shutter the absurd dream" that sanctions
Jerome Powell Powell says Fed will aid economy, but Trump escalates attackAssociated Press - By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled Friday that the Fed stands ready to cut interest rates further if the economy needs it but wasn't clear about when or by how much. Powell
