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Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran's president, others at a distance

May. 19, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before. As the sun rose...

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided

May. 19, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Prime...

What we've learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

May. 19, 2024 07:35 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American...

Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan's president in a transition likely to bolster island's US ties

May. 19, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defenses against China. Thousands of people...

Dominican Republic's president on path to reelection as main opponents concede

May. 19, 2024 22:38 PM EDT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is on the path to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, with his top competitors conceding early in the night as he took a big lead in early vote tallies. The ballot came amid his...

Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too

May. 19, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students' anguish over the Israel-Hamas war, telling graduates of historically Black Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza break his heart, too. ...

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

May. 19, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s...

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

May. 19, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. It wasn't just Bryson DeChambeau pushing in the PGA Championship until he finally caught Schauffele with a birdie on the last...

Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable'

May. 19, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for...

Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran's influence runs wide and deep

May. 19, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. That's because Iran has spent decades supporting armed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq,...

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Dominican Republic president, who promises to keep up migrant crackdown, heads to re-election as contenders concede

May. 19, 2024 22:40 PM EDT
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican Republic president, who promises to keep up migrant crackdown, heads to re-election as contenders concede.

Dominican Republic's president on path to reelection as main opponents concede

May. 19, 2024 22:38 PM EDT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is on the path to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, with his top competitors conceding early in the night as he took a big lead in early vote tallies. The ballot came amid his...

Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran's president, others at a distance

May. 19, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before. As the sun rose...

China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales

May. 19, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China's Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms sales to Taiwan, on the day of Taiwan's presidential inauguration. The companies include Boeing's Defense, Space & Security unit, General Atomics...

China sanctions Boeing, two other U.S. defense companies on day of Taiwan's presidential inauguration

May. 19, 2024 22:33 PM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — China sanctions Boeing, two other U.S. defense companies on day of Taiwan's presidential inauguration.

Official tells Iranian state television that rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president in distance

May. 19, 2024 22:29 PM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Official tells Iranian state television that rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president in distance.

Europe's far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections

May. 19, 2024 22:24 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Europe’s far-right political parties unofficially launched their campaign Sunday for European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy while declaring their support for Israel in its war against Hamas. ...

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue

May. 19, 2024 22:16 PM EDT

BEED, India (AP) — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the...

Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan's president in a transition likely to bolster island's US ties

May. 19, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defenses against China. Thousands of people...

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided

May. 19, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Prime...