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Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing a happy end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had gripped the...
By Jimmy Carter plans to attend as family, presidents and first ladies celebrate Rosalynn Carter
ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husb...
Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot...
Red Cross bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrives in West Bank town
AL BIREH, West Bank (AP) — A bus carrying nearly three dozen Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived in the West Bank early Sunday, following Hamas' release of 13 Israelis and four foreigners in the second round of swaps under a...
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, underwent a CAT scan,...
In the US, Hmong 'new year' recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father's ring-shaped shaman bells. She carried them across the Mekong River a...
Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously
LONDON (AP) — Violent clashes broke out in central Dublin on Thursday evening, with vehicles torched and riot police attacked, after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack earlier in the day that also saw a woman and two other...
Health workers evacuate 31 'very sick' babies from Gaza's largest hospital
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Health Organization says 31 "very sick" premature babies have been evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital and safely transported to another in the south. A U.N. team said earlier Sunday that more than 250 pa...
A man who killed 3 women and a teenager is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect in Tennessee died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot while on the run early Sunday after he allegedly killed four and seriously injured a fifth victim during a deadly outbreak of domestic violence Saturday night,...
A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It's left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and the...
For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis' recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in a working class, seaside town south of Rome, where a community of trans women has found help and hope through a remarkable...
Georgia deputy who shot absolved man had been fired for excessive force. Critics blame the sheriff
When Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge fatally shot Leonard Cure during a roadside struggle after pulling him over for speeding, it wasn't the first time a traffic stop involving the Camden County sheriff's deputy had spiraled into violence. Last year,...
Michigan school shooting survivor heals with surgery, a trusted horse and a chance to tell her story
MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old college student who has survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan says things are looking up, but she remains dismayed by continued gun violence in the U.S. Kylie Ossege was shot and tempora...
Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer charged in the death of Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. Brett Hankison...
UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged...
Panel to investigate Maine shooting is established as lawyers serve notice on 20 agencies
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The independent commission announced by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills to investigate the shootings that claimed 18 lives in Maine last month includes former judges, prosecutors and mental health professionals, who were...
The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of bludgeoning former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer was caught up in conspiracies when he broke into her San Francisco home last year, his defense attorney said as his trial opened...
'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war
The Jordan River is a winding, 200-plus-mile run on the eastern flank of Israel and the occupied West Bank. The sea is the glittering Mediterranean to its west. But a phrase about the space in between, "from the river to the sea," has become a...
Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding. The tickets...
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial barred attorneys in the case Friday from commenting on "confidential communications" between him and his staff, after the former president's attorneys renewed claims that a...
Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump's gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday — the latest twist in the legal fight over the restrictions on the former president's speech....
Judge, citing Trump's 'repeated public statements,' orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge cited former President Donald Trump's "repeated public statements" Friday among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says Trump...
Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital on Monday, a day after he was struck during...
5 hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to families of more than 200 still captive
Five hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to the families of more than 200 others snatched in southern Israel during the militants' deadly rampage on Oct. 7. But the families of those still in captivity have questions, such as why progress...
Police arrest former Maine Walmart employee who made threat that referenced Lewiston shootings
PALMYRA, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine arrested a former Walmart employee who made a threatening social media post that referenced a recent mass shooting in the state. Police in the town of Palmyra charged the 18-year-old man with aggravated...
