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Key witness lied on stand, Trump lawyer tells jurors during closing arguments in hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's defense team attacked the hush money case against him Tuesday by calling the star witness a liar, seeking to discredit weeks of testimony that prosecutors say prove the former president interfered in the 2016 election through a scheme to suppress stories seen as...
Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday — pummeling the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced...
Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three Western European nations to add international pressure on Israel to soften its response to last year’s Hamas-led attack. Israel condemned the diplomatic...
Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, college homecomings and other events to help register voters across Florida. Their efforts for this year's elections look much...
Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about...
A look at Pope Francis' comments about LGBTQ+ people
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' apology Tuesday for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality. Francis has made a hallmark of reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics, but his 11-year...
Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections
CHIHUAHUA, México (AP) — José Portillo Gil, the gang leader known as “El Chueco” — the Crooked One — lowered his gun. The Rev. Jesús Reyes then spoke what he feared might be his final words: Please, don’t take my brothers’ corpses away. Next to him, at the altar of...
25 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. Texas is getting battered again
Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday morning as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 25 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Widespread power outages were reported in...
Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to...
More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them
NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list. These three women, who don’t know each other, all started the year...
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Democrats plan to nominate Biden by videoconference before their August convention to meet Ohio ballot deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats plan to nominate Biden by videoconference before their August convention to meet Ohio ballot deadline.
Evaluation requested for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald's
A Massachusetts individual was arraigned Tuesday on multiple charges including assault with the intent to murder after six people, including four girls at a movie theater, were stabbed and wounded in separate attacks, officials said. Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, a town on Martha's...
Ryan Salame, part of the 'inner circle' at collapsed crypto exchange FTX, sentenced to prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former FTX executive Ryan Salame to more than seven years in prison, the first of the lieutenants of failed cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to receive jail time for their roles in the 2022 collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. ...
US-built pier in Gaza will need to be removed and repaired after damage from rough seas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians has been damaged in rough seas and weather and will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Tuesday that...
Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of massive protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union. The...
No charges for officer in death of Michigan teen struck by police car during chase
A prosecutor declined to file charges Tuesday against a police officer who struck and killed a western Michigan teenager while the boy was running from a stolen vehicle. Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker played a video for reporters and said he found no evidence of intentional...
Environmental study allows Gulf of Maine offshore wind research lease to advance
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed an environmental review that will allow a Gulf of Maine offshore wind research lease to move forward with further work including a power-purchase agreement, officials said Tuesday. The state of Maine has...
The Latest | Prosecution begins its closing arguments in Trump's hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments in Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial began Tuesday morning in a Manhattan courtroom, giving prosecutors and defense attorneys one final opportunity to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin. Defense lawyer...
Judge tells jurors they must disregard 'improper' comment from Trump's lawyer that they shouldn't send him to prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge tells jurors they must disregard 'improper' comment from Trump's lawyer that they shouldn't send him to prison.
New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company's cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year — a little over a third of what the company once was required to pay. The state's Board of Public...
