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Mexican navy training vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) - A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East R...

May 17, 2025

Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking the California city of Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Officials in California say police and firefighters are responding to an explosion that rocked the city of Palm Springs. The city of Palm Springs said Saturday in a social ...

May 17, 2025

Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky, 7 killed in Missouri

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeaster...

May 17, 2025

Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Israel's defense minister said Operation Gideon Ch...

May 17, 2025

A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came j...

May 17, 2025

Two dead and others injured in Las Vegas gym shooting, police say

LAS VEGAS (AP) - There was a shooting inside a gym, killing two people, with multiple other people injured, Las Vegas police said. One person died as gunfire erupted at the Las Vegas Athletic Club on ...

May 16, 2025

1 person died, 2 others were pulled from wreckage after a storm crumbled part of a St. Louis church

One person died and two others were pulled from the wreckage of a partially collapsed church on Friday, after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. Several other people w...

May 16, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the...

May 16, 2025

Authorities say 11 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail; 10 still missing after one recaptured

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities in Louisiana say they are in pursuit of 10 inmates - at least one of whom is convicted of murder - who escaped from a New Orleans jail. Another inmate was captured Frida...

May 16, 2025

Jury convicts ex-Tennessee House speaker and his aide in legislative mail scheme

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers even af...

May 16, 2025