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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

May. 17, 2024 07:18 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. The...

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

May. 17, 2024 09:12 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across...

Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power in Texas and Louisiana

May. 17, 2024 09:07 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly 1 million homes and business remained without power Friday from Texas to Louisiana after fierce thunderstorms swept hurricane-force winds through Houston, blowing windows out of downtown skyscrapers and toppling transmission towers. At least four people were...

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

May. 17, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city, as Ukraine will allow prisoners to join the army's depleted ranks and approved a fivefold...

Trump will campaign in Minnesota after attending his son Barron's graduation

May. 17, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump will headline the state GOP’s annual...

Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia

May. 17, 2024 08:47 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China on Friday, emphasizing the countries’ burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they sought to present an alternative to U.S. global influence. ...

French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

May. 17, 2024 09:08 AM EDT

ROUEN, France (AP) — French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having started a fire that charred and blackened the insides of a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early Friday, an attack the interior minister said was “clearly”...

Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy

May. 17, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff's deputy, a day after the decorated military member's mother vowed during an emotional news conference to get justice for her son. ...

70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

May. 17, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in American schools. The message of Brown v. Board of Education was clear. But 70 years later, the impact of the decision is still up for debate. Have Americans truly ended segregation in...

Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

May. 17, 2024 09:38 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of...

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Stock market today: Wall Street is drfting near record highs and headed for another winning week

May. 17, 2024 09:39 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting near their record levels as Wall Street heads for the finish of another winning week. The S&P 500 was little changed in early trading Friday and on track for a fourth straight week of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 24 points, a day after...

Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

May. 17, 2024 09:38 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of...

Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgers

May. 17, 2024 09:38 AM EDT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgers.

Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition

May. 17, 2024 09:35 AM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the...

South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building and revises figures: 33 dead, no more missing

May. 17, 2024 09:35 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in South Africa ended Friday after nearly two weeks, as authorities released a major revision of their figures and said they now believe that no one...

8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns

May. 17, 2024 09:34 AM EDT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland. In a joint statement, officials from Austria, the Czech Republic,...

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

May. 17, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city, as Ukraine will allow prisoners to join the army's depleted ranks and approved a fivefold...

EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation

May. 17, 2024 09:23 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks. The...

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is back at PGA Championship course hours after traffic arrest

May. 17, 2024 09:14 AM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is back at PGA Championship course hours after traffic arrest.

German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names

May. 17, 2024 09:13 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament on Friday approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children. The reform of Germany's rigid rules is due to take...