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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as president, the first woman to hold the job

Jun. 03, 2024 09:44 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum claimed victory in Mexico’s presidential election, becoming the first woman selected for the job by promising to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor despite widespread discontent with persistent cartel violence and disappointing...

The first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues

Jun. 03, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum’s name will go down in Mexican history. The governing party candidate won Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday, a turning point in a mostly conservative nation that for more than two centuries has been exclusively ruled by men. ...

The Latest | Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 11 as the US pushes a cease-fire plan

Jun. 03, 2024 10:55 AM EDT

Palestinian health officials said Israeli strikes killed 11 people overnight into Monday, including a woman and three children, in central Gaza. A strike on a home in the built-up Bureij refugee camp late Sunday killed four people, including the three children. A second strike early...

As jury selection starts in Hunter Biden's gun case, president says he has 'boundless love' for him

Jun. 03, 2024 10:03 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden was seated in the front row of the...

CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee

Jun. 03, 2024 10:17 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans' budgets. The median pay package...

Need a pharmacy? These states and neighborhoods have less access

Jun. 03, 2024 09:06 AM EDT

Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or buying more than 2,900 locations in a five-year period. Now it’s shuttering hundreds, while Walgreens, Rite Aid and independent drugstores also pull back. An industry...

India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know

Jun. 03, 2024 01:19 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India has close to 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion people, and its general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad...

Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine

Jun. 03, 2024 07:45 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. ...

President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond

Jun. 03, 2024 08:19 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, President Javier Milei of Argentina appeared to be in a spiritual trance. With head and hands pressed against the ancient stone, he prayed with the Orthodox rabbi who introduced him to...

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

Jun. 03, 2024 07:29 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies' imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander offered them a no-nonsense welcome. “We’ll do everything we can to help you get your...

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The Latest | Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 11 as the US pushes a cease-fire plan

Jun. 03, 2024 10:55 AM EDT

Palestinian health officials said Israeli strikes killed 11 people overnight into Monday, including a woman and three children, in central Gaza. A strike on a home in the built-up Bureij refugee camp late Sunday killed four people, including the three children. A second strike early...

2 NYC officers and a gunman are shot and wounded during a pursuit, officials say

Jun. 03, 2024 10:53 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers and a 19-year-old man were shot and wounded early Monday during a confrontation and were hospitalized, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams said one of the officers was saved by his bullet-resistant vest. The officers...

Fauci testifies publicly before House panel on COVID origins, controversies

Jun. 03, 2024 10:46 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, faces heated questioning Monday from Republican lawmakers about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Republican-led subcommittee has spent over a year probing the...

Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom

Jun. 03, 2024 10:44 AM EDT

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of Georgia's parliament said he signed into law Monday a measure that has drawn weeks of protests by critics who say it will curb media freedom and jeopardize the country's chances of joining the European Union. Speaker Shalva Papuashvili acted...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

Jun. 03, 2024 10:42 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The 74-year-old Texas Democrat, who is seeking a 16th term, said in a statement late Sunday that as a member of Congress, she has been...

Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of planning hostile acts on behalf of Russia, Belarus

Jun. 03, 2024 10:38 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of pursuing hostile activities or planning sabotage on behalf of Russia and Belarus, including plans to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the interior minister said Monday. Ten of those arrested...

From decay to dazzling: Ford restores grandeur to Detroit train station that once symbolized decline

Jun. 03, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The once-blighted monolithic Michigan Central train station — for decades a symbol of Detroit’s decline — has new life following a massive six-year, multimillion-dollar renovation to create a hub for mobility projects in the rebirth of the Motor City. The...

UN monitor says Russia recognizes it would be unsafe now to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Jun. 03, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Russia may eventually restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it seized in southeastern Ukraine but shares the view of international monitors that it's not practical and possibly dangerous to do so now, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said Monday. International...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after latest signal of a slowdown as Nvidia, GameStop leap

Jun. 03, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting in mixed trading Monday that's quiet overall, but some big names are making big moves underneath the surface. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading, coming off its sixth winning month in the last seven. The Dow Jones...

Police probing deadly street party in Ohio believe drive-by shooter opened fire

Jun. 03, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police investigating a deadly shooting at a street party in Akron over the weekend think at least one person opened fire on the crowd from a vehicle, killing one person and wounding 24 others. Investigators found more than 35 shell casings littered across the...