Hungary PM calls EU leaders ‘colonialists’ in LGBT law feud
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law...
Biden picks UPenn president for Germany ambassador
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced he's nominating University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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TAKEAWAYS: Trump’s safe for now, but company’s in hot water
NEW YORK — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities...
New EU presidency to press Bulgaria on enlargement dispute
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Slovenian President Borut Pahor said Friday he will travel to Bulgaria next week to try and resolve a dispute holding...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulator
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding that FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million that was paid to an attorney to...
Biden to back changes in military sexual assault prosecution
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is putting his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions...
EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports
Though pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned list for...
Conditions worsen at asylum seekers’ camps in north Mexico
TIJUANA, México — Crowding and unsanitary conditions are getting worse at informal camps set up in northern Mexico by asylum seekers waiting to make...
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an...