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An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war

May. 03, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence,...

UN official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already 'full-blown'

May. 03, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy McCain, the American...

Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo

May. 03, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo's North Kivu province on Friday killed at least 12 people, including children, according to local officials, an aid group and the United Nations. The U.N. said in a statement that bombs hit two camps for...

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

May. 03, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside. Almost 100 residents sheltered in a...

Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protests

May. 03, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Dean Kahler flung himself to the ground and covered his head when the bullets started flying. The Ohio National Guard had opened fire on unarmed war protesters at Kent State University, and Kahler, a freshman, was among them. M1 rifle rounds hit the ground all...

German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage

May. 03, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Friday accused Russian military agents of hacking the top echelons of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party and other sensitive government and industrial targets, and was joined by NATO and fellow European countries in warning that Russia’s cyberespionage would have...

Sudanese military leader's son dies of injuries following a motorcycle crash in Turkey

May. 03, 2024 13:44 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The son of Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah Burhan, has died in hospital on Friday two months after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Mohammed Fattah Burhan Rahman was...

AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University

May. 03, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

KENT, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. Not all of those hurt or killed were involved in the demonstration, which opposed the U.S....

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

May. 03, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies — joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends — go off without a hitch this weekend. ...

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

May. 03, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza, but the repercussions for the South American nation could be broader than for other countries due to longstanding bilateral...