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Barrage of gunfire as officers confront Houston megachurch shooter, released body cam footage shows

HOUSTON (AP) - Body camera footage released by Houston police on Monday showed off-duty officers with weapons drawn as they confronted a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Houston...

Feb 26, 2024

Biden hopes cease-fire, hostage deal to pause Israel-Hamas war can take effect by next Monday

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he hopes a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that would pause hostilities and allow for remaining hostages to be released can take effec...

Feb 26, 2024

French President Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out'

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not "ruled out" in the future. Macron spoke after a meeting on Ukraine in Paris brough...

Feb 26, 2024

With trial starting next month, Manhattan DA asks judge for a gag order in Trump's hush-money case

NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president, citing his "long history of making public and inflam...

Feb 26, 2024

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ru...

Feb 26, 2024

US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said ...

Feb 26, 2024

Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO accession, clearing the final obstacle to membership

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand...

Feb 26, 2024

Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched...

Feb 26, 2024

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists

NEW YORK (AP) - Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP's national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presiden...

Feb 26, 2024

Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there's not enough grounds for a criminal case

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark on Monday joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, saying that "authorities can conclude that ...

Feb 26, 2024