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Wisconsin's top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump

Wisconsin's top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections administrator on Tuesday became the latest official in a battleground state to say they have been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the special counsel's probe into the 2020 election.
Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsu
A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

PHOENIX (AP) — This summer's punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery. Records are falling as temperatures soar, and millions of people are left clamoring for relief.
As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike

As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike

NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago. Climate change threatens to undo that progress.
Ex-Ajax and Manchester United goalie Van der Sar leaves intensive care after bleed around his brain

Ex-Ajax and Manchester United goalie Van der Sar leaves intensive care after bleed around his brain

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Former Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been released from an intensive care unit in a Dutch hospital and hopes to return home next week as he recovers from a bleed around the brain , he said Tuesday in an Instagram post.
Wildfires in Greece close highways and threaten an oil refinery, as the EU sends firefighting planes

Wildfires in Greece close highways and threaten an oil refinery, as the EU sends firefighting planes

MANDRA, Greece (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires swept across hills in the searing heat outside the Greek capital on Tuesday, forcing authorities to close highways to help protect an oil refinery.
In Ukraine, a family's ordeal to identify and honor a veteran killed in Bucha ends after 16 months

In Ukraine, a family's ordeal to identify and honor a veteran killed in Bucha ends after 16 months

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian veteran's gravestone carries his photograph and birthday, but the date Roman Shadlovskyi died is a broad estimate: March 2022 , the month Russian forces brutally killed both civilians and military personnel before
California 3-year-old fatally shoots 1-year-old sibling in accident

California 3-year-old fatally shoots 1-year-old sibling in accident

FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old Southern California child accidentally shot and killed their 1-year-old sibling after getting ahold of an unsecured handgun, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m.
A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea

A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea

Low-slung buildings, blue huts and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone, the swath of land between North and South Korea where a U.S.
Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season

Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season

MILAN (AP) — Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires.