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National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's orders to quell immigration protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) - National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration ...

Jun 08, 2025

Israel vows to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's defense minister has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday th...

Jun 08, 2025

Trump deploying California National Guard over governor's objections to LA to quell protests

PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) - President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops despite the governor's objections to Los Angeles over where protests Saturday led to clashes between...

Jun 07, 2025

A prominent Colombian senator is shot and wounded at a Bogota campaign rally

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a possible candidate in the country's presidential election next year, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, au...

Jun 07, 2025

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvara...

Jun 07, 2025

Coco Gauff defeats top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets to win her first French Open title

PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff has won the French Open for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. The second-ranked Gauff came out on top of a contest that was ...

Jun 07, 2025

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister's office said Saturday that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong P...

Jun 07, 2025

Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said. The...

Jun 07, 2025

Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions

A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next mo...

Jun 06, 2025

Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from Arkansas jail captured

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison grounds by law enforcement official safter he escaped from...

Jun 06, 2025