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In a West Bank refugee camp, Israel's raids fuel the militancy it tries to stamp out

Jun. 05, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli army raid in April set off a near three-day gunbattle with Palestinian militants. By the time it was over, homes had been blasted to rubble and many residents had fled. The raid wasn't in Gaza, where Israel is at war with Hamas,...

Famine is possibly underway in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts, a new report warns

Jun. 04, 2024 23:37 PM EDT

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — An independent group of experts warned Tuesday that it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza but that the war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it. "It is possible, if...

Will Biden's new border measures be enough to change voters' minds?

Jun. 05, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it's unclear whether his efforts will be enough to change the minds of voters who have...

Hunter Biden's ex-wife, other family members expected to take the stand in his federal gun trial

Jun. 05, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of his addiction in order to show it was still going on when he bought a firearm and, they say, lied...

India's popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?

Jun. 04, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for his alliance in an election seen as a referendum on his decade in power, is a popular but polarizing leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism. Modi, 73, is...

A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters

Jun. 05, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

In a community center in East London, about 20 men gathered for their regular lunch meeting, sipping coffee and tea from mismatched mugs and engaging in an increasingly popular pastime in the world’s democracies: Complaining about their government. They feel estranged from the...

Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too

Jun. 05, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — It seemed like a throwaway line by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, yet it encapsulated what is at stake for many in this week's European Union parliamentary elections — What to do with the hard right? And should it be trusted? The top EU leader...

Biden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western alliances face threats at home and abroad

Jun. 05, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate steadfast support for European security at a time when some allies fear Republican Donald Trump threatens to upend American commitments if he wins another term in...

In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead

Jun. 05, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for handouts. One by one, the men fished fragrant,...

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Jun. 04, 2024 19:53 PM EDT

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year's surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. The group of 57 scientists from around the world used United Nations-approved methods to examine what's behind last year's...

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District attorney in Alec Baldwin's case wins New Mexico Democratic primary race

Jun. 05, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An incumbent district attorney pursing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin fended off a Democratic challenger in New Mexico’s primary election on Tuesday to ensure her reelection. In other results, a Republican who backed Donald Trump’s...

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heat stroke victims as Southwest bakes in triple digits

Jun. 05, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The season's first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America's hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting...

Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control

Jun. 05, 2024 00:45 AM EDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican newcomer Tim Sheehy cruised to victory in Montana’s primary election Tuesday, setting up a contentious November election that could tip the balance of power in the closely divided U.S. Senate. ...

Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks

Jun. 05, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt...

Big GOP funders sending millions into Missouri's attorney general primary

Jun. 05, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

Missouri’s attorney general has sued Planned Parenthood and President Joe Biden, tried to force clinics that provide gender-affirming care to hand over their records, and pushed a liberal prosecutor to resign. Despite those decidedly conservative moves, some prominent conservative...

Will Biden's new border measures be enough to change voters' minds?

Jun. 05, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it's unclear whether his efforts will be enough to change the minds of voters who have...

Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too

Jun. 05, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — It seemed like a throwaway line by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, yet it encapsulated what is at stake for many in this week's European Union parliamentary elections — What to do with the hard right? And should it be trusted? The top EU leader...

Navy vet has Trump's nod ahead of Virginia's US Senate primary, targets Tim Kaine in uphill battle

Jun. 05, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Political observers have already placed bets on Tim Kaine, predicting the Democrat will glide into a third term as the junior U.S. Senator of Virginia, a state that hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002. But Republicans vying for a...

South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white one

Jun. 05, 2024 00:28 AM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is about to trade its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one. The General Assembly, which picks almost all state judges, is expected Wednesday to elevate Court of Appeals Judge Letitia Verdin to the high court. The white woman will...

Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks

Jun. 05, 2024 00:28 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met Tuesday with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. ...