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Netanyahu says deadly Israeli strike in Rafah was the result of a 'tragic mistake'

May. 27, 2024 19:46 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people. ...

At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

May. 27, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...

Biden says each generation has to 'earn' freedom, in solemn Memorial Day remarks

May. 27, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation's fallen toward a more perfect union, "for which they lived, and for which they died." Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington...

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

May. 27, 2024 19:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. It's...

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face

May. 27, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the early hours of Friday morning when the village of Yambali was asleep. ...

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says

May. 27, 2024 18:21 PM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report on Monday by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the latest in Tehran's attempts to steadily exert pressure on the international community. ...

North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch

May. 27, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un’s hopes to operate multiple satellites to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea. ...

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

May. 27, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. say they are not represented...

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71

May. 27, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion in the NBA, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, an on-court icon in every sense of the word. And off the...

Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals

May. 27, 2024 23:18 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick White's tiebreaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers 105-102 on Monday night to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. White finished with 16 points....

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Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work

May. 28, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

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...

Fears rise a second landslide and disease outbreak loom at site of Papua New Guinea disaster

May. 28, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

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, a United Nations official said Tuesday....

Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate

May. 28, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the...

'We have nothing.' As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and scrounging for food

May. 28, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The tent camps stretch for more than 16 kilometers (10 miles) along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and sprawling into empty lots, fields and town streets. Families dig trenches to use as toilets. Fathers search for food and water, while children scrounge...

Today in History: May 28, Dionne quintuplets are born in Canada

May. 28, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 28, the 149th day of 2024. There are 217 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne...

In Trump's hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury

May. 28, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with...

A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India

May. 27, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The weakening tropical storm Remal flooded dozens of coastal villages and left nearly 30 million people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh. About 3.7 million people along the coast were...

North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch

May. 27, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un’s hopes to operate multiple satellites to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea. ...

3 children hospitalized in Puerto Rico after lightning strikes beach

May. 27, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lightning struck a beach in the northern coastal town of Isabela during inclement weather Monday, injuring three children, one seriously, Puerto Rican police said. The children, whose ages ranged from 7 to 12, were taken to a hospital in the nearby town...

At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

May. 27, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...