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Strong winds topple stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, killing at least 5 people

SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (AP) - A high gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, killing at least five people, injuring 50...

May 22, 2024

Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in wh...

May 22, 2024

French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia as deadly unrest shakes archipelago

PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked b...

May 22, 2024

Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary

Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary cale...

May 22, 2024

Feds face trial over prison guards' abuse of incarcerated women at now-shuttered California facility

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated wom...

May 22, 2024

Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial that had been approaching n...

May 22, 2024

Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump's pace

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden's tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still ...

May 22, 2024

Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in Iowa were continuing search and rescue efforts Wednesday, a day after a deadly tornado slammed the state, killing at least one. The Adams County Sheriff's office...

May 22, 2024

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets July 4 election date to determine who governs the UK

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge vote...

May 22, 2024

Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state shortly after Norway announces its recognition

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, "an historic and imp...

May 22, 2024