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Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip…
Filipino priest who fought Duterte’s brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino priest, who publicly protested then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown…
2 adults killed, 7 children injured in ATV accident at Alabama off-road park
Two adults were killed and seven children injured in an accident in a remote area…
Zelenskyy announces arrest in shooting death of pro-Western Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Ukrainian officials arrested a suspect…
Second explosion in a week targets bank in Peru’s capital as crime and extortion surge
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A powerful explosion on Sunday caused damage at a branch of…
Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent and journalism dean, dies at age 83
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent and a past president of the…
CBS News’ Mark Knoller, veteran White House correspondent, dies at 73
Mark Knoller, a longtime White House correspondent for CBS News, has died, according to the…
Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific Ocean; no immediate threat to land
MIAMI (AP) — A new tropical storm formed Sunday in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more…
A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 22-year-old philosophy student from China did not expect any problems after…
Late crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser inspired Hollywood. Investigators say he killed his wife
A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who…
Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss expanding offensive in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the…
Lost boy wandering elevated monorail line in Hersheypark is saved by another parkgoer
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A lost boy wandering a monorail line high above the crowd…
Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands
TILBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than…
DHS Secretary Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said that the…
‘Weapons’ regains the top spot as the summer box office winds down
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day…
Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard…
Indonesian leader pledges to revoke lawmakers’ perks after protests leave 6 dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks…
Pakistan’s Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in…
Democrats see crime as a major problem. Their party is struggling to address it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Eric McWilliams doesn’t approve of Donald Trump sending National Guard troops…
Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city
The mayor of Chicago pushed back Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s…
Pope demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the…
Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court faces critical test of independence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court will be seated Monday and observers…
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.1 billion after Saturday drawing ends without a winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players will get another chance Monday at a jackpot…
Alawite families flee Damascus suburb after violence and eviction threats
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Many of Syria’s Alawite religious minority are leaving a Damascus suburb…