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Biden and the Democrats raise $264 million in 2nd quarter as they seek to calm post-debate anxieties
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264 million in the year's second quarter, an impressive haul that may help them calm fears within their own party about last week's shaky debate performance. The...
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling...
The Latest | Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian health officials said Tuesday, within a day of Israel ordering parts of the city to evacuate ahead of a likely ground operation. The overnight strike hit a home near the European...
As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 20 years ago, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the United States for its disenchanted electorate. “It is disgraceful for a nation to have a 35% or 40% voter turnout, as happens...
Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society
HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party's electoral success Sunday came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech. The same promises to bring back good...
Hurricane Beryl rips through open waters after devastating the southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least four people. A hurricane...
Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won't stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent...
Hungary's leader is in Ukraine. It's the first visit by Russia’s top EU ally since the war began
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighboring country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of...
Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings and kidnappings. Children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people who have...
Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. Devout top athletes say elite sports performance still poses some hurdles for the faith practices that are central to their lives on and off the field. ...
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Hurricane Beryl rips through open waters after devastating the southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least four people. A hurricane...
Vandals behead a controversial sculpture of Mary giving birth to Jesus in an Austrian cathedral
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz and drawn criticism from some traditionalist Catholics who said it was blasphemous. The sculpture had been on...
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling...
Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. Devout top athletes say elite sports performance still poses some hurdles for the faith practices that are central to their lives on and off the field. ...
Officials say at least 27 are killed in a stampede at a religious event in India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Officials say at least 27 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India. More than 150 others were admitted to hospitals after the crush in a village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, medical official Umesh Tripathi...
A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling temperatures, killing two people and damaging houses, pulling out trees and flooding streets, officials said on Tuesday. Heavy rain, hail and strong winds...
Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch's 'The Scream,' dead at 57
HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Vålerenga...
Hungary's leader is in Ukraine. It's the first visit by Russia’s top EU ally since the war began
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighboring country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of...
At least 27 people are killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials say
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 27 people are killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials say.
France's far-right National Rally says it will lead a government only with an absolute majority
PARIS (AP) — The star president of France's National Rally will take the helm of government only if the party wins an absolute majority in Sunday's second round of legislative elections, the leading far-right figure Marine Le Pen said Tuesday. The National Rally, under party...
