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UN official says 47 were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran aid hub in Gaza

GENEVA (AP) - A U.N. official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran Gaza aid hub. Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories...

May 28, 2025

Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard walking out through a gate a guard opene...

May 27, 2025

US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, announced Tuesday t...

May 27, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order on deportations to South Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt a judge's order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan. The emergency appeal came after ...

May 27, 2025

Missouri Supreme Court has opened the door to abortions being halted again

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court opened the door Tuesday to abortions being halted again in a tumultuous legal saga after voters struck down the state's abortion ban last November...

May 27, 2025

California changes competition rules for track and field final amid controversy over trans athlete

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The governing board for California high school sports is changing its competition rules at this weekend's state track and field championships to allow more girls to take part...

May 27, 2025

France's National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options

PARIS (AP) - France's lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication. As public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options,...

May 27, 2025

Israeli gunfire heard as crowds of Palestinians try to reach an aid center in Gaza

MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) - An AP journalist says Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while giant crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution center in southern Gaza. Th...

May 27, 2025

The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices l...

May 27, 2025

Huge explosion rocks a chemical plant in eastern China, no information on casualties

BEIJING (AP) - A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV, with thick plumes of black smoke visible from the...

May 27, 2025