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German and Dutch exit polls suggest a shift to the hard right as voting in EU elections nears an end
BRUSSELS (AP) — The first major estimates coming out of the European Union parliamentary elections Sunday suggest that the hard right will rise in the legislature while the center might hold up better than expected, leaving the Greens to take the hardest hit. In Germany, a...
The Latest | Europeans go to the polls on the final day of voting for EU elections
Voters across the European Union are going to the polls on the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections to choose their representatives for the next five-year term. Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European...
Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed, and hundreds more were wounded, in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire...
Centrist member of Israel's war cabinet resigns over lack of plan for postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move does not immediately pose a threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament. But the Israeli leader...
Biden honors US war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump
BELLEAU, France (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped when he was president, hoping his final stop Sunday helped draw the stakes of the November election in stark relief. ...
Hunter Biden's family weathers a public and expansive airing in federal court of his drug addiction
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In a span of less than 48 hours this past week, first lady Jill Biden shuttled from a Normandy ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France to the front row of a Delaware courtroom, where Hunter Biden is on trial in a gun case, and then back to...
A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Ohio nonprofit that provides off-site Bible instruction to public school students during classroom hours says it will triple its programs in Indiana this fall after new legislation forced school districts to comply. To participating families,...
Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
EL AMRA, Tunisia (AP) — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline. But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s...
Why Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s current presidential polling numbers might not hold up into November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached 15% or more in three approved national polls. One more, and he will have met one of CNN's benchmarks to qualify for the debate June 27 with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee...
Ukraine says it struck a top fighter plane deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the...
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Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the French Open final for his third Grand Slam title
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won his first French Open championship and third Grand Slam title by coming back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who grew up watching countryman Rafael Nadal win trophy after trophy at...
Centrist member of Israel's war cabinet resigns over lack of plan for postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move does not immediately pose a threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament. But the Israeli leader...
'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' boosts Will Smith's comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit and Smith his biggest success since he slapped Chris Rock at...
Coroner: Human remains found in former home of man convicted in slaying of wife
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Human remains have been found in the former residence of a man convicted last week of murder in the death of his wife, authorities said. The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat reports that 48-year-old Brian Giles lived with Nancy Giles in an apartment in the...
10 injured in shooting at Wisconsin rooftop party
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An early morning shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin left at least 10 people injured, including teenagers, police said Sunday. Nine people were injured by gunfire and another was injured by broken glass at the party at a high-rise apartment in downtown...
Centrist politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israel's war cabinet, leaving Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies
JERUSALEM (AP) — Centrist politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israel's war cabinet, leaving Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies.
German and Dutch exit polls suggest a shift to the hard right as voting in EU elections nears an end
BRUSSELS (AP) — The first major estimates coming out of the European Union parliamentary elections Sunday suggest that the hard right will rise in the legislature while the center might hold up better than expected, leaving the Greens to take the hardest hit. In Germany, a...
Ukraine says it struck a top fighter plane deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the...
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the French Open final for his third Grand Slam title
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the French Open final for his third Grand Slam title.Arizona closes Picacho Peak State Park after small plane crash that killed pilot
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Picacho Peak State Park in southern Arizona is closed until further notice after a small plane crashed near the summit, killing the pilot. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials said 68-year-old James Galvin of Oro Valley was the only person aboard the...
