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FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ex-UK lawmaker pleads guilty to cheating in election betting scandal

9:14 AM on Monday, June 29

A former Conservative lawmaker has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by using insider knowledge to bet on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call a U.K. election two years ago

National Guard members stand at the entrance of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Saturday June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

America 250 celebrations bring extraordinary security challenge to Washington

8:25 AM on Monday, June 29

Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington, D.C., for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s freedom

FILE - Attorney Alan Dershowitz leaves federal court,in New York, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN

6:53 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial

FILE - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event at the U.S. Capitol, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

UC Berkeley is establishing the Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy's challenges

5:06 AM on Monday, June 29

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy

FILE - Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announces his plan to run for Colorado's governorship in the 2026 election at an event outside the Museum of Nature and Science, April 11, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primary

4:31 AM on Monday, June 29

Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., arrives before President Donald Trump speaks at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week

4:16 AM on Monday, June 29

Speaker Mike Johnson is looking to get the Republican-led House back on track

FILE - A girl stands in front of a condolence message board during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Malaysia extends search for MH370 for another year, keeping families’ hopes alive

3:22 AM on Monday, June 29

Malaysia has extended its contract with Ocean Infinity for another year to search for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight 370

FILE - A demonstrator carries an American flag upside-down near the White House during a protest taking place on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find

2:02 AM on Monday, June 29

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years

Labour Party's Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Andy Burnham says he’d hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader

2:00 AM on Monday, June 29

Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledged to give more autonomy to local leaders

Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign the Nakamal agreement at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base

11:04 PM on Sunday, June 28

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed on Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decided

9:01 PM on Sunday, June 28

The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power

FILE - A logon screen for Facebook and the new Meta policy are photographed in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

7:53 PM on Sunday, June 28

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts

FILE - A giant Vietnamese national flag hangs from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent

6:02 PM on Sunday, June 28

A rights group is warning that Vietnam is increasingly using broadly worded laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others seen as threats to Communist Party rule

FILE - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, center from Chicago, Il., walks down the steps of the Capital Building with his wife, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, left, as they arrive at the Millions More Movement on the National Mall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

8:31 AM on Sunday, June 28

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at age 90

From left, Michael Kives, Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher, and Ted Sarandos pose on the red carpet for the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Bill Maher, Sunday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bill Maher accepts Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

4:37 AM on Sunday, June 28

Bill Maher has accepted the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Designer Fatma Paja handcrafts foam flamingos in order to be used at protests against a coastal development project in western Albania linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)

Meet 3 members of Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' trying to torpedo a Kushner-linked development

1:25 AM on Sunday, June 28

Protests in Albania against a coastal development project have gained global attention, partly due to the involvement of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump

Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Parades in NYC and San Francisco wrap up LGBTQ+ Pride Month

9:01 PM on Saturday, June 27

Pride Month celebrations peaked with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday

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