An @AP investigation inside Russia's vast detention system for Ukrainian civilians revealed routine torture, slave labor and mysterious transfers between prisons. The stories of those who have made it out are horrific and remarkably similar. https://t.co/dyUPVlOiQU
Russian forces unleashed a barrage of self-exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones, according to the Kyiv City Administration. Nearly ten drones were identified and shot down. Some buildings were damaged, and two people hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. https://t.co/06r4JaH5NZ
Guatemala’s troubled presidential election is in even greater turmoil after the top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote and the Attorney General’s Office announced the 2nd place party had been suspended. https://t.co/sRK6V0yKyF
Thai lawmakers are due to vote on a new prime minister, though the result is far from certain after a progressive political party won the popular vote and the most House seats in the May election. https://t.co/nXlJ31o4cj
Patrick Mahomes was honored as best men’s sports athlete at The ESPYS, while skier Mikaela Shiffrin received the women’s sports honor. https://t.co/67wRCpmrAS
The politics of inflation took a sharp turn Wednesday with a report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Prices have risen just 3% from a year ago, compared with 9.1% in June 2022. https://t.co/kwssQbAnuU
Review: It’s not a surprise that Netflix wanted to capitalize on the “Bird Box” popularity, even five years later, but “Bird Box Barcelona” is not it, film writer Lindsey Bahr writes. https://t.co/elLGADmsue
A tornado has touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the National Weather Service said, following warnings of severe weather for the city. https://t.co/CyazQBrBIT
Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. https://t.co/YAIlzCuGzs
News outlets this week warned people about a recent TikTok challenge taking off in Alabama: people jumping off speeding boats to their deaths.
But officials say no such deaths have been reported, and the social media platform says it isn't a trend. https://t.co/u0NswCCKFg
While cricket has flourished in England and some of its former colonies, it has never taken off to the same degree in the U.S., where some have perceived it as impenetrable.
Major League Cricket, which begins Thursday, could change that perception. https://t.co/5gZ0nkEK7Q
The U.S. Supreme Court, unlike other branches of government, lacks a formal ethics code.
AP's Brian Slodysko breaks down the mounting pressure to adopt one as an AP investigation discovered potential ethical violations by justices during visits to colleges across the country.
Vice President Kamala Harris has matched the record for the most tiebreaking votes in the U.S. Senate, casting her 31st to advance a nomination. The only other vice president to cast so many was John C. Calhoun, who served from 1825 to 1832. https://t.co/UljJPMaONd
A Florida judge says the 2018 Parkland high school massacre can be reenacted on campus by both sides in lawsuits against former Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, the sheriff's office and others. https://t.co/buMcOikqpL
San Francisco's 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down after years of declining sales, citing tough economic conditions. https://t.co/oQWj6CACM4
A Florida sinkhole that in 2013 fatally swallowed a man sleeping in his own house has reopened for a third time, this time behind chain-link fencing and doing no harm to people or property. https://t.co/HQ7khnIf2S
A police official says officers have killed at least six people during new protests in Kenya against the rising cost of living. https://t.co/Wi2KwcnxSX
Hours before the All-Star Game, top players showed off their looks during the MLB’s red carpet show.
AP’s Sally Ho explains how baseball is using fashion to reach younger fans.
A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed "small steps forward" at the NATO summit in Lithuania that are moving his country closer to victory against Russian forces. https://t.co/4QKHqXHRJB