For the first time ever, the price for a gallon of regular gas in Broward County is selling at some gas stations for more than five dollars, as seen at this Mobil station in Margate, Fla., on Sunday, June, 12, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Free America Network […]
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WTO chief sees ‘bumpy’ road as ministers work to reach deals
GENEVA — The head of the World Trade Organization predicted a “bumpy and rocky” road as the trade body opened its highest-level meeting in 4-1/2 years Sunday, with issues like pandemic preparedness, food insecurity against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine and overfishing of the world’s seas on the […]
Seoul: North Korea fires suspected artillery pieces into sea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater defense capability to cope with outside threats. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected […]
Truck crashes fleeing Greek police: migrant killed, 17 hurt
Police in Greece say one migrant was killed and 17 others, including a driver, were injured when a pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police slammed into a fence THESSALONIKI, Greece — A pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police in northeastern Greece slammed into a fence, killing one migrant […]
Taylor calls for Griner’s release at Hall of Fame induction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained in Russia. “BG is our family,” Taylor said […]
9 arrested after vicious assault on women in north China
HONG KONG — Chinese authorities arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack sparked widespread outrage. Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a […]
Tony Awards has stars — and those usually far from spotlight
NEW YORK — Darren Criss’ favorite night of the year has arrived. It’s the Tony Awards. “I’ll never shut up about the Tonys. I love the Tonys,” he says. Criss will not only be watching the Tonys on Sunday, he’ll also be working. He’s co-host with Julianne Hough of a […]
Pair’s disappearance in Brazil’s Amazon tied to ‘fish mafia’
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — A main line of police investigation into the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous official in the Amazon points to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory, authorities said. Freelance journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous […]
5 injured in shooting near Big Four Bridge in Kentucky
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated after the police initially said there was a fatality but later corrected themselves and said no one died from the shooting. Five teenagers were left injured after they were shot Saturday near the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, the The Louisville Metro Police […]
Texas massacre spurs Oregon gun-safety ballot initiative
SALEM, Ore. — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid that’s […]