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Philadelphia Phillies' Zack Wheeler pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

9 straight! Phils match best win run in 11 years, top Dbacks

Zack Wheeler struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. … more

By DAN GELSTON | 6/11/22

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks to media before the second day's session of an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Estonia opposition party opts to start coalition talks

A small conservative opposition party whose support is seen crucial in attempts to form a majority government In Estonia following the break-up of the governing center-right coalition earlier this … more

6/11/22

FILE - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference June 7, 2022, in New York. Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president's failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer to professional ethics charges, the latest career slap after law license suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role

Rudy Giuliani was one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during Trump's failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Now, a disciplinary branch of the District of … more

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A Italian firefighter helicopter searches the site of a helicopter crash in central Italy, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Italian rescuers say they have located the scorched crash site of a helicopter carrying seven people that went down in north-central Italy during a storm. News reports say five bodies were located. Italy’s Alpine rescue service said ground crews were already on the scene on Mt. Cusna, after a hiker reportedly came across remnants of the chopper. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)

Italy locates 7 bodies at scorched crash site of helicopter

Italian rescuers say they have located bodies of seven people who died when their helicopter crashed in north-central Italy during a storm. The head of the air force rescue coordination unit said … more

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Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, left, speaks at a news conference along with Cuban exiles, of their concern of the sale of two local Spanish language radio stations, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the Bay of Pigs Museum and Brigade 2506 headquarters in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. Cuban exiles describe it as a clear attempt by Democrats to stifle conservative and anti-Communist voices in a Hispanic community where they've lost ground. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Miami Cubans oppose Democrat-backed Spanish radio deal

Democratic Party fundraisers are backing a $60 million purchase of Spanish-language radio stations in ten U.S. cities. The markets are diverse. Their audiences have roots all over Latin America. But … more

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | 6/11/22

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks past the honor guard accompanied by North Macedonia's Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, during a welcome ceremony at the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Saturday, June 11, 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived Saturday in Skopje, as a part of his Balkan's tour in a bid to unblock the North Macedonia's strive to start the EU membership talks, burdened by Bulgarian veto. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Germany's Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia's EU bid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia … more

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and VESELIN TOSHKOV | 6/11/22

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during the opening plenary session of the Summit of the Americas, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. This past week as Biden played host at the Summit of the Americas his decision to exclude leaders he considers dictators generated considerable drama and prompted a number of other world leaders to boycott the event. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden juggles principles, pragmatism in stance on autocrats

When Joe Biden was running for president, he wasn't shy about calling out dictators and authoritarian leaders. And he anchored his foreign policy in the idea that the world is in a battle between … more

By AAMER MADHANI | 6/11/22

FILE - President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, back, help Herman Shaw, 94, a Tuskegee Syphilis Study victim, during a news conference on May 16, 1997. Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public in 1972 and halted, Manhattan-based philanthropy organization Milbank Memorial Fund is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study

A New York-based philanthropy is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. The Manhattan-based Milbank Memorial Fund covered funeral expenses starting in the 1930s … more

By JAY REEVES | 6/11/22

In this photo provided on Saturday, June 11, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee held during June 8 - June 10, 2022 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader reaffirms arms buildup in party meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he describes as an aggravating security environment. Meanwhile, he concluded a major political conference that … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 6/11/22

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), attends an event on World Ocean Day with Finley the fish, made of ice, on place des Nations before of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) where a deal to end harmful fisheries subsidies could be reached in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

WTO looks to reach trade deals with its fate on the line

Government ministers from World Trade Organization member countries are gathering for four days to tackle key issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 6/11/22

This undated photo provided by Joo-Rei Mathieson shows herself when she was in childhood taken in South Korea. A Brothers Home intake document describes Mathieson as a lost street kid brought in by police. It notes, chillingly for a government-sponsored vagrants' facility that survivors have told The Associated Press often worked children to death, that she's "capable of labor." She spoke no words for days, the document says, after entering Brothers, a now-destroyed facility in the southern port city of Busan where thousands of children and adults, most of whom were grabbed off the streets, were enslaved and often killed, raped and beaten in the 1970s and 1980s. (Courtesy of Joo-Rei Mathieson via AP)

Survivor of abusive facility searches for lost Korean roots

Joo-Rei Mathieson was one of the lucky kids, escaping a brutal South Korean facility where thousands of children and adults — mostly grabbed off the streets — were enslaved and often killed, … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 6/10/22

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a ceremony where Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills to strengthen gun laws, Monday, June 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York's lawsuit against NRA can move forward, judge rules

A New York judge says the state attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt.” A decision issued Friday dismisses the gun rights advocacy group’s … more

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FILE -This April 22, 2021, photo shows a Tesla Supercharger station in Buford, Ga. Tesla proposed a three-for-one split of its stock on Friday, June 10, 2022, a move that will make a single share of the electric car maker more accessible to investors but not affect the company's overall market value.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Tesla proposes a 3-for-1 stock split; Ellison to leave Board

Tesla has proposed a three-for-one split of its stock. The split will make a single share of the electric car maker more accessible to investors but not affect the company’s overall market value. … more

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FILE - Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson watches during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Feb. 1, 2020, in Washington. The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms on a contract with Atkinson, now a Golden State Warriors assistant, to become their next coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because Atkinson has not yet signed the contract. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

AP source: Kenny Atkinson agrees to be Hornets next coach

The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson to be their next head coach, says a person familiar with the situation. The … more

By STEVE REED | 6/10/22

FILE - People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington on Feb. 21, 2019. The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle

The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues. In a copy of a … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 6/10/22

FILE - A model of the new Air Force One design sits on a table during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, June 20, 2019, in Washington. President Joe Biden's administration has scrapped former President Trump's red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it would raise costs and delay the delivery of the new jets. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay

President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped former President Donald Trump’s red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it … more

By ZEKE MILLER | 6/10/22

FILE - Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rallies pro-Trump supporters outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, on Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday, June 10, 2022, was the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Infowars bankruptcy tossed in deal with Sandy Hook parents

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday was the result of an agreement between lawyers … more

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Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center, takes selfies with people holding their marijuana plants during the distribution of 1 million free marijuana seedlings in the northeastern province of Buriram, Thailand, Friday, June 10, 2022. The government distribution plan of the recently legalized crop is an efforts to jumpstart the country’s medical marijuana industry, expected to create an economic windfall. (Matichon Newspaper via AP)

Plant giveaway promotes Thailand's medical marijuana sector

Thailand’s health minister has kicked off a marijuana giveaway, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1 million plants a day after the country legalized cultivation and … more

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Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. When a leaked draft decision signaled the end to federal protections for the right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a spasm of fury. The “rage giving” has given abortion funds a temporary financial boost. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at 'rage giving'

When a leaked draft decision signaled the likely withdrawal of the legal right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a spasm of fury. The “rage … more

By THALIA BEATY | 6/10/22

FILE - The dam at El Capitan Reservoir is seen April 8, 2022, in Lakeside, Calif. Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step Friday, June 10, 2022, toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments and private entities across the U.S. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Aging dams could soon benefit from $7B federal loan program

The federal government is taking the first step to set up a program that could offer more than $7 billion of loans to repair aging dams across the country. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 6/10/22