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Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Gaza's Rafah ahead of an expected assault

May. 06, 2024 08:30 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army ordered some 100,000 Palestinians on Monday to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent and further complicating efforts to broker a cease-fire in Gaza. The looming...

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

May. 06, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time. The fine marks the second time since the trial...

Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China's Xi opens European visit in France

May. 06, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron put trade disputes and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts on top of the agenda for talks Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrived in France for a two-day state visit opening his European tour. In Paris, Xi first joined a...

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

May. 06, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate's bid,...

Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist

May. 06, 2024 00:35 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going to see some of the most amazing new technology in artificial intelligence that’s...

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

May. 06, 2024 06:10 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. ...

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine

May. 06, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. After...

Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations

May. 06, 2024 03:13 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were stranded on rooftops. A 5-year-old boy died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast waters,...

The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

May. 06, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — U.S. university presidents joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis on Monday for the March of the Living, a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz that honors the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and celebrates the state of Israel. ...

Want to show teachers appreciation? This top school gives them more freedom

May. 06, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — When teachers at A.D. Henderson School, one of the top-performing schools in Florida, are asked how they succeed, one answer is universal: They have autonomy. Nationally, most teachers report feeling stressed and overwhelmed at work, according to a Pew...

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The Latest | Israeli military orders evacuation of parts of Rafah ahead of possible ground invasion

May. 06, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

Israel's military has ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. The announcement on Monday complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators to broker a...

Authorities say a building under construction has collapsed in the South African city of George with "multiple patients"

May. 06, 2024 10:53 AM EDT
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say a building under construction has collapsed in the South African city of George with "multiple patients."

Hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection

May. 06, 2024 10:49 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Hospital operator Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday morning, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates in Massachusetts. In a press release, company officials said Steward took the step as a necessary measure to allow the...

They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore

May. 06, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both called “Tone,” they were similarly charismatic and ambitious, dreaming of the day they would finally leave behind the struggles that defined...

The Latest | Judge fines Trump $1K for contempt, threatens jail time if he violates gag order again

May. 06, 2024 10:42 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial sanctioned him Monday morning for violating his gag order for a second time. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined the former president $1,000 and warned that going forward, additional violations could result in jail time....

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine

May. 06, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. After...

A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn't fire, state police say

May. 06, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

A man who tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told him to do it” was thwarted when his gun didn't fire and he was tackled by a congregant, authorities said. The chaos at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock took place...

155 police officers injured in clashes with fans at German soccer match, most from tear-gas use

May. 06, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Some 155 police officers were injured in clashes with Dynamo Berlin and Energie Cottbus fans over the weekend – most of them from the use of their own tear gas. Berlin police said 116 officers suffered injuries from tear-gas use, 28 from assaults and 11 after being...

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

May. 06, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time. The fine marks the second time since the trial...

Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China's Xi opens European visit in France

May. 06, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron put trade disputes and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts on top of the agenda for talks Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrived in France for a two-day state visit opening his European tour. In Paris, Xi first joined a...