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Biden calls France 'our first friend' as host Macron says, 'Allied we are and allied we will stay' 06/08/2024 02:58pm • PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at showing off their partnership on global security i Norwegian wealth fund to vote against Elon Musk's Tesla pay package 06/08/2024 11:07am • Norway's sovereign wealth fund operated by Norges Bank Investment Management said Saturday it will vote against Elon Musk's hefty CEO compensation package during Tesla's annual meeting on Thursday. It's the latest pushback over the size of the pay package, which was recently valued by the company at Netflix's recipe for success includes 'secret sauce' spiced with Silicon Valley savvy 06/08/2024 07:39am • LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon Valley to stay a step ahead of traditional TV and movie studios. The Los Gatos, California, company, based more than 300 miles away from Hollywood, frequently reac Euro 2024 in Germany is UEFA's 1st step to raise pandemic-hit cash reserves above $550 million 06/08/2024 04:02am • GENEVA (AP) — UEFA’s two-step financial plan to refill its pandemic-hit cash reserves starts with a men’s 2024 European Championship held in the home of the continent’s largest economy. Revenue of about 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) is expected from broadcast and sponsor deals, and sales Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance 06/07/2024 03:14pm • PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. Biden met in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who appealed for bipart Members of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy 06/07/2024 02:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives made a commemorative parachute jump Friday at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic assault that launched the end of World War II. Organized by Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Rep. Jason Crow, Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive 06/07/2024 01:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good. An Associated Press analysis found their numbers have 7 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns 06/07/2024 01:01pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of seven European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland. In a joint statement, officials from Austria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Ital Suspected World War I-era chemical munitions found on American University campus 06/07/2024 08:50am • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed with WTOP that 19 full or partial World War I-era munitions were found Tuesday on the campus of American University in Northwest D.C. — which served as a chemical weapons testing and disposal site during the first World War. All of the recovered mu Takeaways from AP analysis on the rise of world's debt-laden 'zombie' companies 06/07/2024 01:45am • NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded “zombie” companies — those so laden with debt they're struggling to pay even the interest on their loans — has soared to nearly 7,000 around the world, including 2,000 in the United States. And many of them so Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters 06/06/2024 10:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A top ally and potential running mate of former President Donald Trump is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in t Class-action lawsuit against NFL by 'Sunday Ticket' subscribers gets underway 06/06/2024 08:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws got underway in federal court Thursday with the league's attorney telling jurors that fans have a choice when it comes to watching games and the “Sunday Ticket” package is a US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say. 06/06/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault. The officials said the a Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy 06/06/2024 12:33pm • COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from Ukraine, drawing a direct line from the fight to liberate Europe from Nazi domination to today's war against Russian aggression. “To surrender to Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the men's soccer competition 06/06/2024 10:00am • A roadmap to follow for men's soccer during the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Bradley Barcola, France: One of France's rising stars, Barcola joined Paris Saint-Germain last year as part of the club's push for young, homegrown talent following the departures of icons like Lionel Messi and Neym