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Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today's wars
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in...
Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply...
Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden's gun trial, talks about tossing the revolver
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The widow of Hunter Biden's brother told jurors in his federal gun trial Thursday about the moment she found the revolver in his truck, describing how she put it into a leather pouch, stuffed it into a shopping bag and tossed it in a trash can outside a market near her...
Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. They did so only after state officials warned them it was their legal duty to record...
Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from...
Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept document used to 'blueprint' crimes, prosecutors say
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect previously accused of killing four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more, after prosecutors said they gathered new DNA evidence and found a planning document he had used to...
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church. On a recent Sunday, its pastor for...
Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure another 13
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Tornado-spawning storms tearing across the eastern U.S. killed a toddler in a Detroit suburb and injured five in Maryland on Wednesday and left another eight people hurt in Ohio early Thursday. A suspected tornado ripped away a gas station canopy and heavily...
AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online. A new study released Thursday by research group Epoch AI projects that tech companies will exhaust the supply of...
A new 'Hunger Games' book — and movie — is coming
NEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the...
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Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from...
Correction: Anacostia River-Cleanup story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published June 5, 2024, about efforts to clean up the Anacostia River that flows through Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a nonprofit that seeks to protect and restore the river. It is the Anacostia...
Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported death
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall in the U.S. and Canada following a report of one consumer death. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Good Earth Lighting's now-recalled integrated light bars have...
Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event. Roughly 30,000 visitors...
Charges against warden and guards at Wisconsin's Shawshank-like prison renew calls to close it
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With a “Shawshank Redemption”-style stone exterior and high castle-like guarded towers, Wisconsin's oldest prison, built in the 1850s, has long been a target for closure amid concerns about deterioration, extended lockdowns and staffing shortfalls. The...
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S....
Stock market today: Wall Street's momentum cools after its latest record-setting day
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday as Wall Street’s momentum cools following its latest record-setting day. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in afternoon trading, a day after leaping to set an all-time high for the 25th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Dekel-Chen dreams of the moment when his abducted 35-year-old son, Sagui, is reunited with his wife and three young children, including a daughter born two months after the devastating attack on Israel that initiated the war. Ruby Chen longs to recover...
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon must begin 4-month sentence for contempt of Congress conviction by July 1, judge rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon must begin 4-month sentence for contempt of Congress conviction by July 1, judge rules.French citizen arrested in Moscow on charges of collecting military data
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top state criminal investigation agency on Thursday announced the arrest of a French citizen accused of collecting information on military issues, a move that comes as relations between Russia and France have grown increasingly tense over the fighting in Ukraine. ...
