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'We have nothing.' As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and searching for food

May. 28, 2024 06:19 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The tent camps stretch for more than 16 kilometers (10 miles) along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and sprawling into empty lots, fields and town streets. Families dig trenches to use as toilets. Fathers search for food and water, while children look through...

Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting

May. 28, 2024 08:08 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — New Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory's last refuge. An Israeli incursion launched in...

Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

May. 28, 2024 07:54 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations to add international pressure on Israel to soften its devastating response to last year’s Hamas-led attack. Tel Aviv slammed the...

In Trump's hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury

May. 28, 2024 06:34 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with...

Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work

May. 28, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, college homecomings and other events to help register voters across Florida. Their efforts for this year's elections look much...

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

May. 28, 2024 03:44 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female president – a...

22 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. More storms may be in store

May. 28, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

A possible tornado damaged a school and homes in Pennsylvania, the latest in a series of powerful storms that swept much of the U.S. during the Memorial Day holiday weekend and killed at least 22 people. No injuries were reported, but there was roof damage Monday night to the high...

Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate

May. 28, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the...

Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster

May. 28, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to...

More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them

May. 28, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list. These three women, who don’t know each other, all started the year...

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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe

May. 28, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Congolese authorities have released a Polish man who was sentenced there to life in prison on espionage charges, Poland's top diplomat said Tuesday. Mariusz Majewski is back in Europe, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on X. Sikorski posted a brief video of...

T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt

May. 28, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry. T-Mobile would get more than 4 million new customers and control of U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and about 30% of...

Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that

May. 28, 2024 08:19 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might. That's one of the takeaways from a new study conducted by researchers who set out to determine if today's Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis. The vast majority...

South Africa's president faces his party's worst election ever. He'll still likely be reelected

May. 28, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party's worst election result ever. Yet he's still likely to be reelected as leader of Africa's most advanced country after Wednesday's national vote. While several polls have...

At least 17 are killed when a stone quarry collapses in India’s northeast. 12 others remain missing

May. 28, 2024 08:16 AM EDT

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India’s northeast due to heavy rain triggered by a tropical storm, killing 17 quarry workers and leaving 12 missing, officials said. Senior police officer Rahul Alwal said rescuers recovered the bodies of those killed in...

Stock market today: US markets mixed in quiet post-holiday trading

May. 28, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

Wall Street was mixed in quiet trading early Tuesday after the long Memorial Day weekend holiday. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.1%. U.S. Cellular jumped 5.6% after it announced...

22 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. More storms may be in store

May. 28, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

A possible tornado damaged a school and homes in Pennsylvania, the latest in a series of powerful storms that swept much of the U.S. during the Memorial Day holiday weekend and killed at least 22 people. No injuries were reported, but there was roof damage Monday night to the high...

Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting

May. 28, 2024 08:08 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — New Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory's last refuge. An Israeli incursion launched in...

A Japanese town finds holes in a screen built to prevent tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji

May. 28, 2024 08:07 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is working to repair them, officials said Tuesday. Fujikawaguchiko, a popular...

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?

May. 28, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that was fueled by international outrage over the civilian deaths and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive. The joint...