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Russia is suspected of jamming the radar of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says

BRUSSELS (AP) - A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen was hit by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane lande...

Sep 01, 2025

A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 250 people and injures 500

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 250 people and injured at least 500 others, officials said. The quake late Sunday hit ...

Aug 31, 2025

Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says

Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday. Giuliani's vehicle was ...

Aug 31, 2025

US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their law...

Aug 31, 2025

Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced Sunday that Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, was killed in Gaza over the weekend. Obeida's last stat...

Aug 31, 2025

Pope Leo XIV denounces 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday denounced the "pandemic of arms, large and small," as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. ...

Aug 31, 2025

What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?

U.S. President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his...

Aug 30, 2025

The unwritten rules of tennis, and why post-match handshakes sometimes go awry

NEW YORK (AP) - There's been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it's the necessity of a " sorry, not sorry " raised hand after a let cord or the...

Aug 30, 2025

Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows

Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zo...

Aug 30, 2025

U.S. federal appeals court rules many Trump tariffs are illegal

A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal - but it allowed for the levies to remain in place as the case makes its way to the ...

Aug 30, 2025