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Ecuadorians overwhelmingly approve referendum measures on toughening fight against gangs

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An offi...

Apr 21, 2024

Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 a...

Apr 21, 2024

Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured when vehicle crashes into birthday party, sheriff says

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A young brother and sister died and 15 people were injured, several seriously, when vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a birthday party Saturday at...

Apr 20, 2024

After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe tha...

Marty Hastings Apr 20, 2024

David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state's most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state lon...

Apr 20, 2024

The House is on the brink of approving aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is pushing swiftly through a series of votes in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Repub...

Apr 20, 2024

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

NEW YORK (AP) - A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial is on trial has died, police said. The New York...

Apr 20, 2024

The Latest | A second alternate has been picked for Trump's hush money trial, 4 more still needed

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers in former President Donald Trump 's hush money case shifted their attention Friday to picking alternates as jury selection resumed for a fourth day. The proceedings began again...

Apr 19, 2024

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes

WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers ...

Apr 19, 2024

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York

NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a forme...

Apr 19, 2024