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Germany rejects criticism it watered down language on gas at G7 summit 05/22/2023 10:07am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday rejected criticism that it pushed to weaken existing commitments for phasing out natural gas at a summit of leaders from the Group of Seven major industrialized democracies, saying the concluding statement is in line with international climate efforts. Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash 05/22/2023 10:02am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prominent Australian Indigenous journalist Stan Grant quit television hosting duties on Monday in response to online racist abuse over his comments during King Charles III's coronation about historic Aboriginal dispossession. Grant, a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Ind Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis 05/22/2023 09:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — If the fight with Congress over raising the government's debt limit is such a dire threat, why doesn't President Joe Biden just raise the borrowing ceiling himself? It's theoretically possible, but he's all but ruled it out for now. The administration has been searching for poss Insider Q&A: Doug Bauer, CEO of homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes 05/22/2023 08:10am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — By almost any measure, the U.S. housing market has yet to emerge from a more than year-long slump. Through the first three months of 2023, sales of previously occupied U.S. homes are running 28% below the pace in the same quarter last year, while sales of new homes are down 16% Financial charges cast cloud over Man City's dominance in English soccer 05/22/2023 07:42am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s ruthless run to the Premier League title can be traced back to the morning of Feb. 6, when the club was hit with more than 100 charges of financial wrongdoing. City has not lost a game in any competition since then and is on track to win three trophie Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority 05/22/2023 01:03am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election victory Sunday but without the seats in Parliament to win outright, indicated he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate victory without a coalition partner. Mitsotakis� On debt ceiling, Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday as negotiators 'keep working' to resolve standoff 05/21/2023 11:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and House Republicans wrapped up another round of debt ceiling talks Sunday as Washington races to strike a budget compromise along with a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avert an economy-wrecking federal default. President Joe Biden and House Spea 7 Ways to Invest With a Weakening U.S. Dollar 05/21/2023 08:00pm • After a huge two-year run in 2021 and 2022, the U.S. dollar has finally started to cool off in recent weeks. The U.S. Dollar Index is down about 0.3% year to date through May 19 as economic data has softened. The U.S. dollar tends to outperform when the economy is booming and the Federal Reserve is 15 Top Pride Parades and Celebrations in the U.S. 05/21/2023 08:00pm • On June 28, 1969, in the New York City neighborhood of Greenwich Village, police raided a popular gay bar: the Stonewall Inn. Fed up with the frequent raids and harassment from law enforcement, both patrons and local residents began to fight back, leading to six days of protests and clashes between Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80 05/20/2023 10:39pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Robert Marion Berry, an Arkansas Democrat who served seven terms in Congress and was known for his blunt rhetoric and advocacy for farmers and older residents, has died. He was 80. Berry, who was known as “Marion,” died Friday, his family confirmed in Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana 05/20/2023 09:28pm • DENVER (AP) — Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment put out alerts and advisories for Saturday afternoon th 2 dogs killed, 1 receiving treatment after DC apartment fire 05/20/2023 09:17pm • DC Fire and EMS officials said one dog is at an emergency center receiving treatment after two other dogs were killed in a Northwest apartment fire on Saturday. First responders began fighting the blaze after 6 p.m. in the 4500 block of McArthur Boulevard. Flames in a third-floor apartment wer G7 'outreach' an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change 05/20/2023 09:16pm • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have joined their counterparts from other countries during their summit in Japan to try to expand the G7’s sway and to include voices from the so-called Global South. From South America to South Asia, Ukraine to the South Hot-hitting Burger, Giolito lead White Sox past Royals 5-1 05/20/2023 06:12pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run double in the sixth inning, helping Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday. Yoán Moncada had two RBIs as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. each scored two run Virginia Daybook 05/20/2023 04:30pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Saturday, May. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St