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A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets

May. 10, 2024 03:17 AM EDT

DUMA, West Bank (AP) — Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers. The trail of wreckage along Duma's main road is the aftermath of a three-hour...

The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

May. 10, 2024 03:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have...

Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

May. 10, 2024 00:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney....

One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress

May. 10, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent. On the other side of the metal barricades that day, Police Officer Harry...

Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says

May. 09, 2024 22:19 PM EDT

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just two days before a sheriff's deputy in Florida shot him dead, U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson called home to find out what his 10-year-old sister wanted for her birthday. It was a typical gesture for the 23-year-old from Atlanta, who doted on...

'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest

May. 10, 2024 01:06 AM EDT

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed...

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But its proving not to be simple

May. 10, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On college campuses across the country, a rallying cry of pro-Palestinian protesters has been “ Disclose, divest! We will not stop, we will not rest.” Now some are winning the first of those two demands: Promises to provide information about how much...

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

May. 10, 2024 00:23 AM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as frantic drumbeats drown out their troubles. They pause to swig rum out of small brown bottles, twirling in unison as they sing in Haitian Creole: “We don’t care if...

Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games and meet with wounded soldiers

May. 10, 2024 04:31 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans, among them Nigerian soldiers fighting a 14-year war against Islamic extremists. ...

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online

May. 09, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple's new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years — from a...

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Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games and meet with wounded soldiers

May. 10, 2024 04:31 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans, among them Nigerian soldiers fighting a 14-year war against Islamic extremists. ...

Poland's prime minister reshuffles Cabinet to release ministers running for European Parliament

May. 10, 2024 04:30 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet to replace four ministers running for the European Parliament next month. The changes are also seen as a chance to bring new energy into Tusk’s government, which took...

Hopes are fading for 44 workers still missing days after South Africa building collapse; 9 are dead

May. 10, 2024 04:29 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hope was fading Friday for 44 construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa, with authorities saying rescuers are now faced with the challenge of moving thousands of tons of concrete with heavy machinery to see if...

Scores of starving and sick pelicans are found along the California coast

May. 10, 2024 04:19 AM EDT

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in recent weeks and many others have died. Lifeguards spotted a cluster of two dozen sick pelicans earlier this week on a pier in coastal Newport Beach and called in...

Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria for the Invictus Games and to meet with wounded soldiers, an official says

May. 10, 2024 04:14 AM EDT
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria for the Invictus Games and to meet with wounded soldiers, an official says.

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

May. 10, 2024 04:03 AM EDT

May 3-May 9, 2024 General elections continue throughout India. Campus protests in the U.S. have influenced students in Bangladesh and South Korea. Buddhists monks clean Buddha statues before his birthday. Horse riders compete in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Teams...

The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

May. 10, 2024 03:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have...

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

May. 10, 2024 03:25 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for Sunday’s critical elections in the northeastern Spanish region. The image plays on another...

A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets

May. 10, 2024 03:17 AM EDT

DUMA, West Bank (AP) — Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers. The trail of wreckage along Duma's main road is the aftermath of a three-hour...

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

May. 10, 2024 03:06 AM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that surprised many as gang violence consumes the country. Instead of having a single council president, four veteran politicians will take turns...