Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DULZURA, Calif. (AP) — Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when…
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Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them
By SAM MEDNICK and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank (AP) — For weeks after being sanctioned by the United States, Yinon…
Continue ReadingDenmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia get seats on the UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa questions its very being. Yet a difficult change has reinforced its young democracy
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a…
Continue ReadingElection certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board…
Continue ReadingOne image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges
By VERDA SUBZWARI Associated Press The image shows tents in a camp, highlighted to spell out one single phrase: “All Eyes on Rafah.” It has been…
Continue ReadingA realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when…
Continue ReadingA realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when…
Continue ReadingDutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election
By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A final exit poll suggests that Geert Wilders’ far-right party and a…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced…
Continue ReadingIn Hawaii, Maui council opposes US Space Force plan to build new telescopes on Haleakala volcano
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to…
Continue ReadingBoat explosion and fire at sea kills 6 Filipino fishermen as 6 others are rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least six crewmembers of a fishing boat died while six others were rescued when an explosion and a fire hit the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi’s juggernaut
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the…
Continue ReadingD-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe’s new war
By JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activists’ group has flown large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 people killed, 27 injured when trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic,…
Continue ReadingTornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while…
Continue ReadingLax oversight by California agency put LA freeway at risk before 2023 blaze, audit finds
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state audit has found lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a…
Continue ReadingNew York judge seen shoving police officer will be replaced on the bench
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York judge who was censured after being seen on video shoving a police officer during a brawl with…
Continue ReadingMan in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn’t been confirmed before in a human, WHO says
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never…
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