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Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran’s nuclear deal

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium, but experts also keep a close watch on the Islamic Republic’s Arak heavy water reactor. That’s because the facility, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of Tehran, could produce

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Thai prime minister’s leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced growing calls for her resignation in a deepening political crisis set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations’ latest border dispute. Paetongtarn apologized to the public on Thursday, after a major coalition

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Anti-government protesters gather in front of Government house demanding Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok

How a leaked phone call between a former strongman and a young leader could topple a government

By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing increasing pressure to step down, after appearing to criticize the military in a 17-minute leaked phone call she had with Cambodia’s powerful former leader over an escalating border dispute. The scandal, which sparked widespread anger in the country, brings

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 9 Pittsburgh 2 Final Minnesota 12 Cincinnati 5 Final St. Louis 5 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Arizona 9 Toronto 5 Final San Francisco 2 Cleveland 1 Final St. Louis 8 Chicago White Sox 6 Final Pittsburgh 8 Detroit 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 7 L.A.

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .333; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .332; Donovan, St. Louis, .317; Machado, San Diego, .312; Naylor, Arizona, .304; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .304; Edwards, Miami, .294; Friedl, Cincinnati, .294; Pages, Los Angeles, .294; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .292. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 73; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 58; Carroll, Arizona, 57; Tatis, San Diego, 55; Crow-Armstrong,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .366; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .359; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .329; Peña, Houston, .321; Ramírez, Cleveland, .318; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .313; Kirk, Toronto, .313; Goldschmidt, New York, .303; O’Hearn, Baltimore, .302; Kwan, Cleveland, .300; Meyers, Houston, .300. RUNS_Judge, New York, 66; Devers, San Francisco, 47; Raleigh, Seattle, 47; Goldschmidt, New York, 46; Rooker,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -220 Baltimore +184 Detroit OFF at TAMPA BAY OFF at TORONTO -215 Chicago White Sox +180 Houston -184 at LA ANGELS +154 Cleveland -126 at ATHLETICS +108 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Atlanta -144 at MIAMI +122 at PHILADELPHIA

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Voice of America and Radio Farda’s Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer In the early days of Israel’s attack on Iran, U.S.-operated Radio Farda, which broadcasts in the Persian language in Iran, debunked a state media report that an Israeli pilot had been shot down and captured. Its journalism has continued despite the Trump administration’s threat to its future, along with

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