What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Record warmth this winter fueled a deadly tornado outbreak across parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana…
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Theater show spotlights the stories of those who are Asian American and Jewish
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Chiu’s mother comes from a long line of Lithuanian Jews; his father is an immigrant…
Continue ReadingKenyan police advance team leaves Haiti as international mission is delayed
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An advance team of Kenyan police officials who were assessing preparedness before a…
Continue ReadingA mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police say hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that…
Continue ReadingWhat’s open and closed on Memorial Day
By The Associated Press In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a…
Continue ReadingWhat to look for in mosquito repellents
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. So you might…
Continue ReadingCar bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic…
Continue ReadingGold mine collapse in northern Kenya leaves 5 people dead
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least five miners have died in an illegal gold mine collapse in northern Kenya. Police said the mine in the Dabel area…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have secured “combat…
Continue ReadingAt least 12 children injured after strong wind in Russia’s Krasnodar blew off a school’s roof
MOSCOW (AP) — Local officials say strong wind has blown off the roof of a school in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, injuring at least 12…
Continue ReadingThe US defense secretary will visit Cambodia, one of China’s closest allies, after regional talks
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to make an official visit to…
Continue Reading4 hurt, 1 arrested after clashes between Iranian government supporters and opponents in London
LONDON (AP) — Four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed with anti-government protesters at a…
Continue ReadingSean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a…
Continue ReadingIt’s possible no party will get a majority in South Africa’s election. Here’s what that would mean
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The focus for South Africa’s national election next week is on the fate of…
Continue ReadingEmergency convoy delivers provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea
By ROD McGUIRK and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Survivors searched through tons of earth and rubble by hand looking…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
By DÁNICA COTO and JIM SALTER Associated Press The local director of a mission group in Haiti and a young missionary couple from the U.S. were…
Continue ReadingTrump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on…
Continue ReadingRanked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
By BECKY BOHRER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting…
Continue ReadingJackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Metalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze…
Continue ReadingUN court order demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates the US position
By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.N. court’s order that Israel halt its offensive in the southern Gaza…
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