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Netanyahu condemns war crimes prosecutor for seeking his arrest over Israel's actions in Gaza

May. 20, 2024 12:58 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the move by war crimes prosecutor to seek his arrest as a “disgrace” and attack on the Israeli military and all of Israel. In a statement, Netanyahu also vowed to press ahead with Israel’s war against...

What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

May. 20, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into the war between the two sides, based on a request by the court’s chief prosecutor. ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and...

Michael Cohen says he stole from Trump's company as defense presses key hush money trial witness

May. 20, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen admitted Monday to jurors in the Republican's hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump's company as defense lawyers seized on the star witness' misdeeds to attack his credibility. With the...

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

May. 20, 2024 08:57 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for...

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

May. 20, 2024 08:49 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won a key battle on Monday in his decade-and-a-half-long attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges at London’s High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against his extradition order. ...

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

May. 20, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...

Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation

May. 20, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. “I hope that China...

Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May. 20, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

May. 20, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses...

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The Latest | Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 13:08 PM EDT

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. State TV gave no immediate cause for...

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid

May. 20, 2024 13:02 PM EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid.

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel

May. 20, 2024 13:01 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel.

Texas bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island reopened after barge collision

May. 20, 2024 13:00 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — A bridge near Galveston, Texas, that was damaged last week when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat has reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic after safety inspections deemed it safe, officials said. The barge crashed into a pillar supporting the...

Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry

May. 20, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a Michigan community to stop blocking efforts to bring a major electric vehicle battery business to a rural region. Gotion, a China-based manufacturer, was granted a preliminary injunction Friday after arguing that Mecosta County's...

Push to enforce occupancy rule in College Station highlights Texas A&M students’ housing woes

May. 20, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — For three years in college, Texas A&M University student Ethan Tan lived in houses near campus with six roommates, each of them paying about $400 a month in rent. Tan, a graduating senior, said that low cost saved him from having to take out more loans and pick...

The Latest | Prosecution moves ahead with redirect of Cohen after cross-examination concludes

May. 20, 2024 12:58 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial has entered its final stretch as the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen returned to the stand Monday. In his testimony last week, Cohen placed the former president directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative...

Netanyahu condemns war crimes prosecutor for seeking his arrest over Israel's actions in Gaza

May. 20, 2024 12:58 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the move by war crimes prosecutor to seek his arrest as a “disgrace” and attack on the Israeli military and all of Israel. In a statement, Netanyahu also vowed to press ahead with Israel’s war against...

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

May. 20, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...

Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored

May. 20, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes swept Oklahoma and Kansas, blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines. Meanwhile, Houston made progress in recovering from last week's deadly storms. ...