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Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'

May. 05, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Prime Minister Benjamin...

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly

May. 05, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern University's commencement ended peacefully at Boston's Fenway Park. Developments in both...

Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week

May. 06, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former president's reaction to a politically damaging recording that surfaced in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. Hope Hicks, a former...

Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist

May. 06, 2024 00:35 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going to see some of the most amazing new technology in artificial intelligence that’s...

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

May. 06, 2024 00:42 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. ...

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

May. 06, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate's bid,...

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires

May. 05, 2024 23:35 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a...

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

May. 05, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced...

Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations

May. 06, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were standed on rooftops. A 5-year-old boy died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast waters,...

Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that

May. 06, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — In the latest round of their decades-long battle for dominance in commercial aircraft, Europe’s Airbus established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing problems and ongoing safety concerns. ...

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Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations

May. 06, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were standed on rooftops. A 5-year-old boy died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast waters,...

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St's advance fueled by cooler jobs data

May. 06, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday after Wall Street ended last week with the stock market's best day in over two months in a rally backed by the cooler-than-expected U.S. employment data. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices rose. The Japanese yen weakened...

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

May. 06, 2024 00:42 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. ...

What to know about Trump strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives

May. 06, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn't last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt...

Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist

May. 06, 2024 00:35 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going to see some of the most amazing new technology in artificial intelligence that’s...

Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the race

May. 06, 2024 00:34 AM EDT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino said he was practically retired from politics just over six months ago. Now, he’ll be Panama’s president for the next five years. Standing before a pack of supporters Sunday night, Mulino said: “I never imagined this.” ...

Macron sets Ukraine as top priority as China's Xi Jinping pays a state visit to France

May. 06, 2024 00:33 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China's Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a two-day state visit to France. Both leaders were also expected to discuss trade disputes over electric cars, cognac and cosmetics. ...

Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week

May. 06, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former president's reaction to a politically damaging recording that surfaced in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. Hope Hicks, a former...

Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that

May. 06, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — In the latest round of their decades-long battle for dominance in commercial aircraft, Europe’s Airbus established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing problems and ongoing safety concerns. ...

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

May. 06, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate's bid,...