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Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch's 'The Scream,' dead at 57 07/02/2024 07:38am • HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Vålerenga Fotball, an acclaim UK's landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010 07/02/2024 06:58am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Pres What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York 07/02/2024 06:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — Police in upstate New York tackled and then shot a 13-year-old boy to death after he pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at officers during a foot chase. Utica officials released body camera footage of Friday night's shooting on Saturday and held a contentious public meeting att Arlington tourism spending sets a record 07/02/2024 05:37am • Arlington County's tourism industry, including hotels and hospitality, was one of the hardest hit in Virginia during the pandemic. Although Arlington tourism has not yet bounced back to pre-pandemic visitation levels, visitor spending set a record in 2023. The Arlington Convention and Visitors Se 'What is the golden generation?' asks De Bruyne after Belgium slumps again 07/02/2024 02:03am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne stood, hands on hips, and tried to take it all in. Belgium has flunked another major international tournament after a losing to France 1-0 in the round of 16 at the European Championship on Monday. It was an all-too familiar feeling for one of the remain El huracán Beryl alcanzó la categoría 5 y se dirige hacia Jamaica tras dejar al menos un muerto en las islas de Barlovento 07/02/2024 01:42am • (CNN) -- El huracán Beryl se fortaleció hasta alcanzar la categoría 5 en el Atlántico, la más temprana en el año de la que se tiene constancia, mientras atraviesa el Caribe tras devastar las islas de Barlovento, donde ha muerto al menos una persona.Su intensidad señala también la segunda vez As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away 07/02/2024 01:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 20 years ago, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the United States for its disenchanted electorate. “It is disgraceful for a nation to have a 35% or 40% voter turnout, as happens in some of the n Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after gains on Wall Street 07/02/2024 12:56am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street and yields jumped in the U.S. bond market as election-related issues swayed markets worldwide. U.S. futures fell and oil prices rose. The Japanese yen fell to near a fresh 38-year low, reaching 161.66 yen to the Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city 07/02/2024 12:11am • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault into the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city. The order suggests Khan Younis will be the latest target of Israel EEUU y Panamá firman acuerdo migratorio: incluye el pago de avión para repatriar personas 07/01/2024 10:40pm • Estados Unidos cubrirá el costo de los vuelos y brindará otro tipo de asistencia a Panamá para repatriar a migrantes, según un acuerdo firmado el lunes, mientras que el nuevo presidente de la nación centroamericana ha prometido cerrar el peligroso Tapón del Darién por el que cruzan los migran North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows 07/01/2024 10:20pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather. North Koreans are required to wear Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff 07/01/2024 10:17pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of Friday's runoff election aimed at choosing a successor for the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. During a more than t Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador for reprimand over its claims of a fake coup 07/01/2024 10:12pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian government on Monday summoned the Argentine ambassador to address the country's claim that the attempted military coup that rattled Bolivia last week was a hoax. Bolivia's official reprimand of its neighbor adds to the fallout from the purported foiled mutiny la After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law 07/01/2024 09:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution would make an unchecked Republican Donald Trump “more emboldened to do whatever he wants” if he regains the White House in November’s election. Biden, under Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial 07/01/2024 09:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending pros