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The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more
BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks. Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem’s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a...
Israeli officials say Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet after key partner bolted government
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member of the body bolted the government over frustrations surrounding the Israeli...
Biden's campaign announces a $50 million advertising blitz highlighting Trump's conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is spending $50 million through the end of June, a blitz that includes its first television ad trumpeting Donald Trump’s felony conviction and signals that the Democratic incumbent is seeking to make his Republican opponent’s legal...
AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
Adrian Perkins was running for reelection as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was surprised by a harsh campaign hit piece. The satirical TV commercial, paid for by a rival political action committee, used artificial intelligence to depict Perkins as a high school student...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore set to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday, the governor's office said. The administration is describing the pardons as the largest state pardon to date. The governor's...
Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas war. One of the biggest Islamic holidays, the occasion commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s test of faith...
North Korea says Russian President Putin will arrive in the North on Tuesday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Putin is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks focused on expanding military cooperation as they deepen their...
US aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims with 'Taco Tuesdays' as deployment stretches on
ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it's still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them...
Severe weather forecast around US with high Southwest temperatures, Gulf rain and Rockies snow
PHOENIX (AP) — Heat and cold extremes are expected this week in the U.S. Officials warned Southwest residents to take precautions as a heat wave moves east, while heavy rains and flooding could drench the Gulf states and snow threatens parts of the Rockies and Northwest. Extreme...
A year after the Titan's tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean's mysteries
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for further ocean exploration, despite lingering questions about the disaster. Tuesday marks one year since the Titan...
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Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental...
North Korea says Russian President Putin will arrive in the North on Tuesday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Putin is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks focused on expanding military cooperation as they deepen their...
Biden's campaign announces a $50 million advertising blitz highlighting Trump's conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is spending $50 million through the end of June, a blitz that includes its first television ad trumpeting Donald Trump’s felony conviction and signals that the Democratic incumbent is seeking to make his Republican opponent’s legal...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore set to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday, the governor's office said. The administration is describing the pardons as the largest state pardon to date. The governor's...
North Korean media says Russian President Putin will visit North Korea on June 18-19
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean media says Russian President Putin will visit North Korea on June 18-19.
Police temporarily detain 8 after clash between Serbia and England fans ahead of weekend match
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Eight people were temporarily detained following a brawl between Serbia and England fans in Gelsenkirchen ahead of the two countries' opening European Championship match, police said Monday. Authorities said the incident on Sunday was over quickly and...
Israeli officials say Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet after key partner bolted government
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member of the body bolted the government over frustrations surrounding the Israeli...
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more
BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks. Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem’s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a...
Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Although the influx of Western munitions has shrunk Kyiv's glaring...
China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive
TAIPEI (AP) — A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up of escalating territorial disputes that have sparked alarm. The coast guard said a Philippine...
