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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for th...

May 28, 2024

A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location

BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) - Devin Johnson's life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend - on the same lot in Kentucky where another twister left him ho...

May 28, 2024

US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result ...

May 28, 2024

Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party's official convention in Chicago in August - a ma...

May 28, 2024

Aid deliveries suspended after rough seas damage US-built temporary pier in Gaza, 3 US officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That's according t...

May 28, 2024

Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to bar the former president from making public statements that could e...

May 28, 2024

Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks. The...

May 28, 2024

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

May 28, 2024

Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump NYC trial to keep focus on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump's New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the race on the Jan. 6, 20...

May 28, 2024

Trump is 'innocent,' defense lawyer tells jury as closing arguments get underway in hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is "innocent" and did not break the law, a lawyer for the former president told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday as the landmark hush money trial moved closer to it...

May 28, 2024