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Man accused of stalking Memphis mayor, knocking on his door with Taser

By Kelly Kasulis Cho
Jun 19, 2025 3:58 pm - A man in Tennessee was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after police said he repeatedly visited the gated community of Memphis Mayor Paul Young before scali...
Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

By JUSTIN SPIKE and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jun 19, 2025 3:42 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, Ukrainia...
Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and LORNE COOK
Jun 19, 2025 3:22 pm - MADRID — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Prime ...
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Jun 19, 2025 11:34 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

By HOLLY RAMER
Jun 19, 2025 11:18 am - Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday to mark the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas. The events include one in Galveston — the holiday's birthplace — where former President Joe Biden was expected.
SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported

By The Associated Press
Jun 19, 2025 8:39 am - A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.
Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend’s death

By MICHAEL CASEY, PATRICK WHITTLE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and HOLLY RAMER
Jun 18, 2025 9:22 pm - DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a ...
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

By MARK SHERMAN
Jun 18, 2025 8:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights. The justices'...
The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Jun 18, 2025 7:54 pm - The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions — although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get access to the powerful new option.
Industry leaders plead with White House on relief from raids after setback

By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Mariana Alfaro
Jun 18, 2025 7:33 pm - Industry and business groups that depend on immigrant workers are scrambling to respond to President Donald Trump’s heightened deportation efforts, after winning a partia...

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