In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers

VIENNA (AP) — Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-painted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna. The portraits were completed Wednesday on the wall behind the monument, which was already painted in Ukraine’s … Read more

Trump will attend the wake of a slain NYPD officer as he goes after Biden over crime

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will attend Thursday’s wake of a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty, as presumptive Republican presidential nominee has made crime a focus of his third White House campaign and accused President Joe Biden of lacking toughness. The visitation for Officer Jonathan Diller, who … Read more

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. confronts officials after missed call late in loss to Clippers powered by Kawhi Leonard

The Philadelphia 76ers took a 108-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night in a thrilling finish that provided plenty of controversy. Kawhi Leonard took over for the Clippers with a pair of 3-point plays in the final minute of the nail-biter, adding a crucial block on the last possession. His heroics were somewhat … Read more

South Korean politician hit by edited ‘Chinese face mask’ photo ahead of parliamentary election

South Korea’s main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung did not wear a red face mask emblazoned with a Chinese flag while running for president in 2022, contrary to false claims by Facebook posts sharing a doctored photo of him days before parliamentary elections on April 10, 2024. The posts compared Lee to his election rival South … Read more

Republican committee to select Buck’s likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert’s campaign

DENVER (AP) — A panel of Colorado Republicans will select a candidate Thursday who will likely serve out the final months of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck ’s term — and could pose a challenge to Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for another term in Congress. It’s an unusual and confusing twist in a closely watched primary … Read more

Musk says it’s an ‘underpopulation crisis,’ Fink calls it a ‘retirement crisis’—but Morgan Stanley says 3 stocks will take advantage of the trend

The demographic crisis. It’s on the minds of many of the business world’s heavy hitters as the realization sets in that the developed world is not having enough children. Last summer, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called declining birth rates “the biggest danger civilization faces by far” in a post on X.com, arguing that … Read more