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The former president of the World Football Association (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, speaks as he arrives at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Blatter and the former president of the the European Football Association (UEFA), Michel Platini, will stand trial before the Federal Criminal Court from Wednesday, over a suspicious two-million payment. (Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP)

Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences

Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences. Blatter and Platini had … more

By GRAHAM DUNBAR | 6/15/22

Mike Collins, left, and Vernon Jones participate in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

After Georgia loss, House runoff gives Trump another chance

A U.S. House runoff in Georgia next week pits a former Democratic elected official who's been endorsed by Donald Trump against the son of a onetime Republican congressman. The winner will advance to … more

By JEFF AMY | 6/15/22

European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic holds up documents as he speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Britain's government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU launches legal action against UK over post-Brexit changes

The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides. The … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 6/15/22

FILE - A Yemeni soldier inspects a site of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022. A new report says there’s no sign that the Pentagon or State Department has ever investigated whether U.S. military aid was used in Saudi or Emirati strikes alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen. The General Accounting Office released the report Wednesday. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

GAO: No sign US tracked if its aid was used in Yemen attacks

A government report says there’s no sign the Pentagon or the State Department investigated whether U.S. military aid was used in Saudi or Emirati strikes alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen. … more

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | 6/15/22

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov ahead of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. NATO defense ministers, attending a two-day meeting starting Wednesday, will discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the transatlantic military alliance. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

NATO defense ministers to discuss weapons for Ukraine

NATO defense ministers are meeting to discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance. Their two-day meeting in … more

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This combination of photos show Los Amigos Books in Berwyn, Ill. The store, launched by Laura Romani, focuses on children's stories in English and Spanish. (Laura Rodríguez-Romaní via AP)

Independent booksellers grew in number, diversity in 2021

Independent booksellers are growing in number and becoming more diverse. Membership in the American Booksellers Association currently stands at just over 2,000. That's its highest total in years and … more

By HILLEL ITALIE | 6/15/22

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled and a sign that the central bank is struggling to restrain stubbornly high inflation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biggest rate hike in years expected as Fed tackles inflation

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled and a sign that the central bank is struggling to restrain … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 6/15/22

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, front right, point up as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, front left, opens the 'Alliance For Transformation' summit at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

German govt seeks to resolve wind power dispute with states

The German government has unveiled a bill to resolve a long-running dispute between federal authorities and the country’s 16 states over where to build land-based wind power plants. Some German … more

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FILE - A worker cleans a speaker's podium as Russian President Vladimir Putin seen on a screen in the background at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. Russia’s showpiece investment gathering begins Thursday, June 16, 2022 and organizers are telling foreign participants to be sure to bring cash — not necessarily for making investments, but for spending money. The advice for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is a quiet acknowledgment of the economic difficulties Russia faces as it tries to promote itself to international businesses. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, file)

Russia's economic forum to be far smaller but moves forward

Russia’s showpiece investment gathering begins Wednesday, and organizers are telling foreign participants to be sure to bring cash — not necessarily for making investments, but for spending … more

By JIM HEINTZ | 6/15/22

Passengers wait in front of a display board at Zurich airport, in Zurich, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Switzerland’s air traffic controller says Swiss airspace has been reopened after a brief closure for safety reasons due to an unspecified “technical malfunction.” Skyguide, the air navigation service, initially said the closure Wednesday would be in effect “until further notice” after the malfunction early in the morning. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)

Switzerland reopens airspace after 'technical malfunction'

Switzerland has reopened its airspace after a brief closure for safety reasons because of an unspecified “technical malfunction.” Air navigation service Skyguide initially said the closure … more

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Workers load boxes of goods from a truck outside a wholesale clothing mall in Beijing on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. China's factory output rebounded in May, adding to a recovery from the latest COVID-induced economic slump after controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers eased. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China's factory activity rebounds as anti-virus curbs ease

China’s factory output rebounded in May, adding to a recovery from the latest economic slump induced by COVID-19 curbs. Government data show industrial production rose 0.7% over a year earlier, … more

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A report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is photographed in Washington, June 14, 2022. As America's intelligence agencies ramp up efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties. The new report makes several recommendations, from expanding unconscious bias training to reiterating internally that federal law bans targeting someone solely due to their ethnicity. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Spy agencies' focus on China could snare Chinese Americans

China is the foremost challenge for U.S. national security agencies, a so-called “hard target” that is America’s chief rival for global dominance. But as the agencies ramp up their efforts to … more

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER | 6/15/22

Cargo trucks transport containers at a container terminal in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Truckers in South Korea ended an eight-day strike that caused major disruptions to domestic production and cargo transport, their union and the government announced after negotiations Tuesday. (Yun Tae-hyun/AP via AP)

South Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work

Unionized truckers in South Korea have ended an eight-day strike that caused major disruptions to domestic production and cargo transport. Thousands of truckers joined the nationwide strike, calling … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 6/14/22

So long, Internet Explorer. The browser is finally retiring

Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few … more

By RICHARD JACOBSEN | 6/14/22

This photo combination shows Republican candidate Paul LePage, left, and Democratic incumbent Janet Mills for the upcoming Maine gubernatorial election on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Independent candidate Sam Hunkler is also running for election. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Mills, LePage look ahead to November in Maine governor race

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is seeking a political comeback. With no opposition, he will coast to the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election campaign … more

By DAVID SHARP | 6/14/22

In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, workers set up fences around a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP)

China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response

The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that had been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for unspecified failures in his administration's work. Dandong's … more

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FILE - This April 2, 2021, file photo shows freight train cars and containers at Norfolk Southern Railroad's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the National Mediation Board decided that mediation isn't working in the joint talks that cover roughly 140,000 workers in 13 unions at the biggest freight railroads that deliver the raw materials many companies rely upon and the cars, chemicals and containers full of consumer goods they make. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Railroad talks stall, so Biden likely to pick review board

Railroad contract talks remain deadlocked after more than two years of negotiations, so President Joe Biden will likely soon have to appoint a board to help settle the dispute. The National Mediation … more

By JOSH FUNK | 6/14/22

From left to right, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., are seated as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

NBA Finals, Jan. 6 hearing lead ABC to ratings win

ABC took home the crown as television's top-rated network last week behind two games of the NBA Finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. The network's news division also … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 6/14/22

President Joe Biden speak at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden focuses on workers as high inflation remains a risk

President Joe Biden has told the largest federation of labor unions that he’s rebuilding the U.S. economy around workers. He's drawing a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JOSH BOAK | 6/14/22

From left, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander de Croo during a joint press conference after their pre-NATO summit meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Group of NATO leaders meet in The Hague to discuss Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and a small group of leaders from alliance countries are meeting in the Netherlands to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and to prepare for a summit in Spain … more

By MIKE CORDER | 6/14/22