NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The time has come for country music superstar Alan Jackson to hang up his signature Stetson hat.

The 250th anniversary of America’s liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation’s capital.

Lightning strikes Eiffel Tower as thunderstorm rages over Paris

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – The offices of a major news organization in Uganda were shut down on the orders of the military chief, who warned Sunday that all media “will follow the rules” while asserting his authority as the East African country’s de facto ruler.

Today is Sunday, June 28, the 179th day of 2026. There are 186 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 28, 1914, in an act that helped trigger World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.

Albanians keep protesting against Kushner-linked resort project

Pakistan military vows to retaliate after deadly Karachi attack

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) – The increasingly desperate search for survivors i n Venezuela entered a third day Saturday as people dug through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out.