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Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today's wars

Jun. 06, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 11:11 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 12:09 PM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 09:40 AM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

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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Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says

Jun. 06, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

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....

Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens

Jun. 06, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

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

Jun. 06, 2024 12:28 PM EDT
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

Jun. 06, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

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. ...

What to know about Russia's growing footprint in Africa

Jun. 06, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia's top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa's sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow seeks to grow its influence in the restive, mineral-rich section of the continent. Russia is...

Little relief: Mortgage rates ease, pulling the average rate on a 30-year home loan to just below 7%

Jun. 06, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped to just below 7% this week, little relief for prospective homebuyers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a relatively limited inventory of homes on the market. The rate fell to 6.99% from 7.03%...

NTSB begins considering probable cause in a near-collision between FedEx and Southwest planes

Jun. 06, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Investigators said Thursday that an incoming FedEx cargo plane came within less than 200 feet of hitting a Southwest Airlines jet last year in Austin, Texas, after both were cleared to use the same runway. The FedEx co-pilot saw the Southwest plane at the last second, and the cargo...

The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contracts for 2020 census, watchdog says

Jun. 06, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

The U.S. Census Bureau didn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers' dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General. Bureau...

Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today's wars

Jun. 06, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

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...

Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept document used to 'blueprint' crimes, prosecutors say

Jun. 06, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

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...