US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
By JESSICA DONATI and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its…
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Wales’ first Black leader is a testament to Britain’s political diversity, but racism persists
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time,…
Continue Reading The culture of Mexican fireworks revealed through the lens of an AP photographer
By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marco Ugarte has been a photographer based in Mexico City for over 30 years. He covered the…
Continue Reading Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza
By TIA GOLDENBERG and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing…
Continue Reading Ohio primary will set up a fall election that could flip partisan control of the state supreme court
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s been nearly four decades since liberal-leaning…
Continue Reading The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped…
Continue Reading Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption is decreasing in power, and defenses are holding
By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland flowed Sunday toward defenses around the town…
Continue Reading March Madness is here. UConn, Purdue, Houston and North Carolina get top seeding in NCAA Tournament
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Even before the brackets came out Sunday, March Madness was a muddled mess. About the closest thing to a sure…
Continue Reading Shooting in Washington leaves 2 dead, 5 injured. Police are looking for a single gunman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people have been killed and five others injured in a shooting in the nation’s capital early Sunday. Police were looking for…
Continue Reading South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that’s…
Continue Reading Biden campaign has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign and raised $53M last month
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024…
Continue Reading A highway crash in southern Afghanistan kills 21 people and injures 38
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A highway crash in southern Afghanistan has left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured. The crash occurred Sunday morning…
Continue Reading Russia says Ukraine launched far-ranging drone attacks on final day of Russia’s presidential vote
By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russia says Ukraine has launched a new wave of attacks as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a…
Continue Reading Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest
By EMMA BURROWS, DASHA LITVINOVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in…
Continue Reading ‘There’s no agenda here’: A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump’s hush money trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a…
Continue Reading Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on…
Continue Reading Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters are set to decide whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant…
Continue Reading It’s March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s…
Continue Reading How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How…
Continue Reading Illinois primary features competitive congressional races in the Chicago area
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Voters are set to cast their ballots to decide competitive U.S. House races during the Illinois…
Continue Reading Biden says at DC dinner that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner this weekend, the…
Continue Reading A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate…
Continue Reading India’s Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have around five 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets…
Continue Reading Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala’s consul
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A number of government and aid agencies in Haiti have reported their facilities and aid supplies have been looted as Haiti…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta says US military presence is no longer justified
By DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta says the U.S. military presence in the country is no longer justified after…
Continue Reading Authorities are seeking a suspect now identified in a New Mexico state police officer’s killing
ALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State police said Saturday they have identified the suspect in the shooting death of one of their officers as…
Continue Reading Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, Syrian military says
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported. State news…
Continue Reading A local Arizona elections chief who quit in a ballot-counting dispute just got a top state job
PHOENIX (AP) — The former elections director for a rural Arizona county who resigned last year because of a flap over the hand-counting of ballots…
Continue Reading A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the…
Continue Reading Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden —…
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