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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison 06/24/2024 07:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified document US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison 06/24/2024 07:46pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who once described himself as “king” of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti and is linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C. Germine Joly, best known as “Yonyon,” had ple Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating 'X' option for sex on licenses and IDs 06/24/2024 07:35pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. In a one-page order, justices stayed a lower-court ruling that had blocked the new Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state 06/24/2024 07:25pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin filed the lawsuit against Express Scripts Inc. and Optum Inc., Federal lawsuit challenges Georgia law that limits many people or groups to posting 3 bonds a year 06/24/2024 07:15pm • A new federal lawsuit challenges a Georgia law that expands cash bail and restricts organizations that help people pay bail so they can be released while their criminal cases are pending. Senate Bill 63, which was signed into law last month by Gov. Brian Kemp and which takes effect July 1, includes Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments 06/24/2024 06:58pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school c Prosecutor in classified documents case clashes with judge over request to restrict Trump's speech 06/24/2024 06:53pm • FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as he faced skeptical questioning over a request to bar the former president from making threatening comments about law enforcement agents involved in the investigation. Spe Their podcast is over. New Lakers coach JJ Redick still hopes to create great content with LeBron 06/24/2024 06:49pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — JJ Redick says his extraordinary hiring as the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach means the end of his podcast with LeBron James. Redick hopes they'll be able to produce much more compelling content next season in a new incarnation of their partnership, chasing a championship Made in France: How French basketball turned so many young talents into NBA players 06/24/2024 06:29pm • PARIS (AP) — Darius Pollock is hitting 3-pointers on a court behind the centuries-old Saint Paul church near Place de la Bastille and its famed column. The 20-year-old Parisian is one of many players who can be found on courts around the French capital any day of the week. And at the center of bas Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval 06/24/2024 06:25pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an abortion without parental permission, a state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist on Monday filed a legal challenge alleging the statute is unconstitut The Latest | Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war 06/24/2024 06:21pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S.-backed truce proposal. Netanyahu said he was ready to make a partial deal to bring back some of the 120 hostages England can silence critics when it faces Slovenia at Euro 2024 to finish group stage 06/24/2024 06:07pm • COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — England plays Slovenia in its final Group C game at the European Championship on Tuesday. Negativity has surrounded Gareth Southgate's team following its unconvincing 1-1 draw with Denmark, but England still tops the group and has already advanced to the round of 16. Kickof Trump has spent months painting Biden as incompetent. Now he's changing his tone before the debate 06/24/2024 06:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After months of casting President Joe Biden as a shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together, Donald Trump has changed his tune days before their first debate. “I assume he’s going to be somebody that will be a worthy debater,” the former president and presumpt UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now 06/24/2024 05:37pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Monday launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies around the world. Secretary-General António Guterres also demanded that In one affluent Atlanta suburb, Biden and Trump work to win over wary Georgia voters 06/24/2024 05:24pm • FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will meet for their first general election debate Thursday in Georgia, the battleground that yielded the closest 2020 margin of any state and became the epicenter of Trump’s efforts to overturn Biden’s election. Now