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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

May. 20, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister,...

What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

May. 20, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into the war between the two sides, based on a request by the court’s chief prosecutor. ...

What's next for Iran's government after death of its president in helicopter crash?

May. 20, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of Iran's president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran's ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, was seen as a...

Prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s hush money case, and defense now gets its turn to call witnesses

May. 20, 2024 15:15 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors rested their hush money case against Donald Trump on Monday, turning it over to the former president’s lawyers for a chance to call witnesses. The defense has said it plans to call a campaign finance expert, a lawyer who offered to represent Cohen...

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

May. 20, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for...

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

May. 20, 2024 13:53 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...

Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation

May. 20, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. “I hope that China...

Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May. 20, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

May. 20, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Parliament in next week's national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics. The decision by the country’s highest court, the...

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

May. 20, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses...

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What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?

May. 20, 2024 15:18 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised in a nationalistic speech that “the best is yet to come.” But as one of the region's most popular leaders spoke of economic prosperity and constitutional reforms,...

The Latest | Prosecution rests its case in Donald Trump's hush money trial

May. 20, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch as the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen returned to the stand Monday. In his testimony last week, Cohen placed the former president directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

May. 20, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

Toledo Blade. May 13, 2024. Editorial: State deficit no surprise Ohio’s tax collections are running behind budget projections by nearly a half billion dollars, and state officials are surprised. Income taxes are 5.5 percent under estimates. It’s the...

4 killed in Georgia wreck after van plows through median into oncoming traffic

May. 20, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

EMERSON, Ga. (AP) — Four people, including three members of the same family, died Sunday after a van crossed the median on a northwest Georgia interstate and plowed into oncoming traffic. Five others were injured in the multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75 near Emerson. ...

Prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s hush money case, and defense now gets its turn to call witnesses

May. 20, 2024 15:15 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors rested their hush money case against Donald Trump on Monday, turning it over to the former president’s lawyers for a chance to call witnesses. The defense has said it plans to call a campaign finance expert, a lawyer who offered to represent Cohen...

Prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case, turning trial over to defense for chance to call witnesses

May. 20, 2024 15:15 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case, turning trial over to defense for chance to call witnesses.

Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May. 20, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...

The Latest | Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 15:13 PM EDT

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region in the country’s northwest, state media reported. State TV gave no immediate cause for...

Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC

May. 20, 2024 15:13 PM EDT

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records in quiet, mixed trading

May. 20, 2024 15:12 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are hanging around their record heights Monday and drifting in mixed trading following their latest winning week. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in late trading and on track to edge past its record set last week. The Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher...