LOS ANGELES — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50...
Sweden Moves Closer to NATO Membership After a Deal With Turkish President
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Sweden's membership of NATO took a big step forward on Monday after Turkey agreed to remove one of the last major roadblocks in return for help in reviving Turkey's own chances of joining the European Union. At talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where President Joe Biden...
For First Time, Every Women’s World Cup Player Will Get at Least $30K
A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer's Women's World Cup. There had been pleas from the women to boost those funds before, but this time it was different. The players not only wanted a prize pool equal...
How Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on the Mind and Body, According to Experts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona's most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors. The metro Phoenix area is on...
Tourists Are Told to Stay Away From Newly Erupting Iceland Volcano
Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months...
German Businessman’s Dismembered Body Found in Freezer in Thailand With Chainsaw and Hedge Clippers
The dismembered body of a missing German businessman was found in a freezer inside a house in southern Thailand, police said Tuesday. Tawee Kudthalaeng, the police chief in the town of Nong Prue, said the body of 62-year-old Hans-Peter Mack was discovered at about 11 p.m. Monday. Mack had been...
Ukrainian Minister Says He Fears Russia Has ‘No Red Lines’ to Prevent Attacks on Nuclear Plant
The catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline, Ukraine’s energy minister said Monday. Herman Halushchenko said the destruction of the dam while under Russian control in...
Israelis Block Highways in Nationwide Protests of Government’s Plan to Overhaul Judiciary
Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Tuesday and blocked highways leading to Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv as part of countrywide demonstrations against the government's planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation. The demonstrations came the morning after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition gave initial approval to...
GOP Confidence in 2024 Vote Count Low After Years of False Election Claims, AP-NORC Poll Shows
Few Republicans have high confidence that votes will be tallied accurately in next year’s presidential contest, suggesting years of sustained attacks against elections by former President Donald Trump and his allies have taken a toll, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds...
Military Police Find Missing Girl, 14, in Barracks at Marine Corps Base
SAN DIEGO — Two weeks after a 14-year-old girl's grandmother reported that she had run away in early June, the teenager was found in an unusual location: Inside the barracks at a California Marine Corps base north of San Diego. Marine Taken Into Custody for Questioning Federal law enforcement officials...