Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. Voters will elect 650 lawmakers representing as many constituencies, or local areas, and the leader of the party that…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion. He has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the war is Europe’s “most important issue,” and has…
Authorities say floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India’s northeast, where more than 300,000 have been displaced from their submerged homes. The Indian army and air…
Police say a 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old student in the neck at the University of Sydney. Police say the student was taken to hospital Tuesday in a stable condition. The…
Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Tesla zoomed higher and helped drive the U.S. stock market to more records. Benchmarks rose Wednesday in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong, but fell slightly in Shanghai. Asian investors were…
Iranian voters say they are disenchanted ahead of the country's runoff presidential election on Friday. It is only the second runoff vote since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979. Just under 40% of the voting public cast a ballot in the…
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family in a house fire. Victims' friends and family told a judge in Denver on Tuesday that the 2020 fire has forever changed their…
A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide. Police said Tuesday that a passenger car the previous night…
The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution urging wealthy and developed nations to close the widening gap with poorer developing countries and ensure they have equal opportunities to use and benefit from artificial…
Jake Cave came through with a bases-loaded single over a five-man infield in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Colorado Rockies an 8-7 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. Brenton Doyle homered twice and Charlie Blackmon went deep…
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 184th day of 2024. There are 182 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by…
The U.N. says criminal gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March. UNICEF said Tuesday that children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people that have been internally displaced so far in the last…
The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won’t stand trial before the November election. That closely…
California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems. The bill advanced Tuesday would require AI companies to test their systems and add safety measures so they can’t be potentially…