Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DULZURA, Calif. (AP) — Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when…
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Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them
By SAM MEDNICK and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank (AP) — For weeks after being sanctioned by the United States, Yinon…
Continue Reading Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia get seats on the UN Security Council
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats on the U.N. Security…
Continue Reading South Africa questions its very being. Yet a difficult change has reinforced its young democracy
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a…
Continue Reading Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board…
Continue Reading Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be…
Continue Reading One image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges
By VERDA SUBZWARI Associated Press The image shows tents in a camp, highlighted to spell out one single phrase: “All Eyes on Rafah.” It has been…
Continue Reading A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when…
Continue Reading Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says leaders in many conflict areas are more…
Continue Reading A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A growing number of experts say the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media…
Continue Reading Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election
By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A final exit poll suggests that Geert Wilders’ far-right party and a…
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Rep. Byron Donalds pushes back on Democratic criticism after saying ‘the Black family was together’ during Jim Crow
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is…
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Two bodies recovered from Sunland Park desert
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Department has confirmed that two people were found dead in the desert near the mile 6 marker on McNutt…
Continue Reading In Hawaii, Maui council opposes US Space Force plan to build new telescopes on Haleakala volcano
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to…
Continue Reading India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi’s juggernaut
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the…
Continue Reading Boat explosion and fire at sea kills 6 Filipino fishermen as 6 others are rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least six crewmembers of a fishing boat died while six others were rescued when an explosion and a fire hit the…
Continue Reading1 dead, homes damaged after destructive tornadoes and storms hit three states and a DC suburb
CNN By Adrienne Winston, Steve Almasy and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Damaging storms and tornadoes hit parts of at least three states, including…
Continue Reading Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today’s wars
By JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy…
Continue Reading South Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activists’ group has flown large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets…
Continue Reading Alito’s former neighbor says justice is ‘at best mistaken’ in flap over upside-down US flag
CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday disputed his account of a neighborhood…
Continue Reading Trump campaign steps up vice presidential vetting efforts
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has begun requesting information from his potential vice…
Continue Reading At least 4 people killed, 27 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic,…
Continue Reading Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while…
Continue Reading Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn’t been confirmed before in a human, WHO says
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never…
Continue Reading Lax oversight by California agency put LA freeway at risk before 2023 blaze, audit finds
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state audit has found lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a…
Continue Reading New York judge seen shoving police officer will be replaced on the bench
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York judge who was censured after being seen on video shoving a police officer during a brawl with…
Continue Reading 3 killed in shooting at Montgomery grocery store
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Three people have been shot and killed at a small grocery store in Montgomery. City officials say they are investigating if…
Continue Reading Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time…
Continue Reading North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment…
Continue Reading Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real…
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