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Authorities say they've captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities said Monday they have captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a Louisiana jail this month. One of the men was arrested in Baton Rouge by local police and...

May 26, 2025

Driver arrested after car plows into celebrating Liverpool fans

LONDON (AP) - A driver was arrested Monday after plowing into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who had been celebrating the city soccer team's Premier League championship, police said. Merseyside Poli...

May 26, 2025

Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94

NEW YORK (AP) - Former Democratic US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was also a founding member of the Co...

May 26, 2025

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

PARIS (AP) - Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis durin...

May 26, 2025

A court has acquitted Austrian ex-leader Sebastian Kurz of making false statements

VIENNA (AP) - A court in Vienna on Monday acquitted former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his government, reversing...

May 26, 2025

Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine overnight, an official says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Ukrainian official said Monday that an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine was the biggest of the three-year war. The Russian bombardment included 355 drones, Yuriy Ihnat,...

May 26, 2025

At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (AP) - At least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting Sunday night in a South Carolina beach town, authorities said. Horry County Police did not give the conditions of ...

May 25, 2025

Israeli airstrike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory's Health Ministr...

May 25, 2025

Alex Palou makes history as 1st Spanish driver to win the Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Alex Palou took the ceremonial swig of milk in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500. He allowed his wife to have a sip, she in turn gave a sip to their baby, and team owner Chip Ga...

May 25, 2025

Alex Palou makes history as first Spanish driver to win Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Alex Palou took the ceremonial swig of milk in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500. He allowed his wife to have a sip, she in turn gave a sip to their baby, and team owner Chip Ga...

May 25, 2025