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Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children

Mar. 28, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by...

Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say

Mar. 28, 2024 01:47 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others...

Biden fundraiser in NYC with Obama, Clinton nets a whopping $25M, campaign says. It's a new record

Mar. 28, 2024 05:00 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million — setting a new record for the most-ever haul for a single political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping...

Judge forges ahead with pretrial motions in Georgia election interference case

Mar. 28, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, his lawyers argued in a court filing challenging the indictment. Fulton County...

An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with 'I LOVE UAE' next to it

Mar. 28, 2024 01:36 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route. No country has publicly...

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US

Mar. 28, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan migrants often have a quick answer when asked to name the most difficult stretch of their eight-country journey to the U.S. border, and it's not the dayslong jungle trek through Colombia and Panama with its venomous vipers, giant spiders and scorpions. It's Mexico. ...

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

Mar. 27, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by...

US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars

Mar. 28, 2024 02:35 AM EDT

For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow's courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern. Guards take the American journalist from the notorious Lefortovo Prison in a van for the short drive to the courthouse. He’s led in handcuffs to a defendants’ cage in...

It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits

Mar. 28, 2024 03:09 AM EDT

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa. About three-quarters of the...

A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression

Mar. 28, 2024 01:34 AM EDT

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator...

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Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US

Mar. 28, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday. Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting...

Activists form human chain across Nashville, Tennessee, on Covenant school shooting anniversary

Mar. 28, 2024 05:34 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Thousands of people linked arms across Nashville on Wednesday, forming a human chain on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at the Covenant School that killed three 9-year-old children and three adults. The event organized by gun safety advocates included...

Stock market today: World shares are mostly higher after S&P 500 sets another record

Mar. 28, 2024 05:21 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — European shares opened higher after a mixed trading session in Asia on Thursday following another record close for the S&P 500. Germany's DAX added 0.1% to 18,500.63. In Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.4% to 8,240.07. In London, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,957.26. ...

VP Harris says US agencies must show their AI tools aren't harming people's safety or rights

Mar. 28, 2024 05:19 AM EDT

U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren't harming the public, or stop using them, under new rules unveiled by the White House on Thursday. “When government agencies use AI tools, we will now require them to verify that those tools do not...

The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its 'egg-ucation'-themed annual Easter egg roll

Mar. 28, 2024 05:11 AM EDT

Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday's “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more people than last year. A teacher for more than 30 years, Jill Biden is transforming an annual tradition first held in 1878 into an “EGG-ucational”...

Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans

Mar. 28, 2024 05:04 AM EDT

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A new rule finalized by the Democratic president's administration will limit these plans to just three months. And the plans can only...

French lawmakers are weighing a bill banning all types of hair discrimination

Mar. 28, 2024 05:02 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers are debating a bill Thursday that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone's hair. Its authors hope the groundbreaking measure sends a message of support to Black people and others who have faced hostility in the workplace and...

Biden fundraiser in NYC with Obama, Clinton nets a whopping $25M, campaign says. It's a new record

Mar. 28, 2024 05:00 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million — setting a new record for the most-ever haul for a single political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping...

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve

Mar. 28, 2024 04:56 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Thursday said it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries. China’s Ministry of Commerce said the decision will take effect Friday. China imposed tariffs on...

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve

Mar. 28, 2024 04:10 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve.