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Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as he again called on Hamas...
UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence...
Jurors will resume deliberations in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against Hunter Biden over a gun President Joe Biden's son bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. Jurors deliberated for less than an hour before...
Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, to say nothing of the nation's daily gun violence. Now, gun control advocates and many...
Malawi's vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after the wreckage of their plane is located
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51. President Lazarus...
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The boat was carrying some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the...
In Italy's Puglia region, women take the lead in challenging the local mafia at great personal risk
LECCE, Italy (AP) — It was a scene straight out of “The Godfather.” On the night of Feb. 1, a bloody goat head with a butcher’s knife through it was left on the doorstep of Judge Francesca Mariano’s home in southern Italy, with note beside it reading, “like this.” ...
These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren't who you might expect
LONDON (AP) — He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias Panayiotou does have are 2.6 million followers on YouTube and more on TikTok. And now he has won a seat in the European Parliament representing Cyprus, one of several...
US gas prices are falling. Experts point to mild demand at the pump ahead of summer travel
NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks. The national average for gas prices on Monday stood around $3.44, according to AAA. That's down about 9 cents from a week ago...
Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes. The new theme park...
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Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, to say nothing of the nation's daily gun violence. Now, gun control advocates and many...
The Latest | Blinken urges Hamas to accept a cease-fire in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas on Tuesday to accept a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, saying that the U.N. Security Council’s vote made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan. ...
Palestinian DC chef and Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans win coveted James Beard Awards
CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won coveted James Beard Awards Monday at a red carpet awards ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists across 22...
'I am not quite myself,' Danish PM in first TV interview since assault that gave her whiplash
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In her first television interview since she was assaulted last week, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday "I am not quite myself,” but will continue to work mostly from her office. Frederiksen, who suffered a minor whiplash after a man...
UK's glum Conservatives try to shift the mood with a promise of tax cuts as polling day nears
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday implored British voters, and his own party, to throw him a lifeline in the U.K.'s July 4 election, putting the promise of lower taxes at the heart of the Conservative Party’s election manifesto. Sunak acknowledged that “people...
Chinese police say a suspect is in custody in the stabbing of 4 US college instructors
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have detained a suspect in a stabbing attack on four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who were teaching at a Chinese university in the northeast city of Jilin, officials said Tuesday. Jilin city police said a 55-year-old man surnamed Cui was...
Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers
DERA ISLAMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout, killing 11 in an overnight operation in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest, authorities said on Tuesday. The intelligence-based raid was in retaliation to...
The Latest: Jury to resume deliberations in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial (all times local): Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against Hunter Biden over a gun he bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. ...
Community health centers' new crisis: The need for backup power
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — The 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed 5,600 buildings, was already a stressful time at Alliance Medical Center’s clinic here, as workers who picked grapes in the nearby vineyards streamed into the nonprofit community health center with burns,...
Stock market today: Wall Street slides lower in premarket trading ahead of this week's Fed meeting
Wall Street stumbled in premarket trading Tuesday ahead of a busy week of inflation reports and the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate policy decision. Futures for the S&P 500 shed 0.3% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.4%. ...
