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Despite Russia’s war, 1 Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil
SLAVUTYCH, Ukraine — People streamed into the central square of Slavutych in the early hours of Sunday, placing candles on a large radiation hazard symbol laid out on the ground as a midnight commemoration began for those killed in the Chernobyl disaster 40 years ago and the thousands who risked...
Sabastian Sawe breaks fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon to shatter world record by 65 seconds
LONDON — The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one runner, but two. In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering...
Iran’s top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone
ISLAMABAD — Iran ‘s foreign minister briefly visited Islamabad again on Sunday as Pakistan’s political and military leadership scrambled to reignite ceasefire negotiations between Tehran and Washington, but President Donald Trump said they could talk by phone instead. Abbas Araghchi had left Pakistan’s capital late the previous day, creating confusion...
DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
WASHINGTON — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the attack that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated, according to a law...
Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some experts worry about future illnesses
NEW YORK — Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases. “If you have a lot of exposures, there will probably...
U.S. says it’s hunting for explosive mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global economy. Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran...
U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it launched another strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 183...
Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks, killing and wounding dozens, as Zelenskyy calls for more talks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 46, authorities said Saturday. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in overnight attacks, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. “The Russians...
Talks stumble as Iran’s top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump says he told envoys not to go
ISLAMABAD — The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad. The negotiations were meant to follow historic face-to-face talks...
Appeals court overturns $8.2 million defamation win for Roy Moore
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An appeals court on Friday reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him. The panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Moore failed to...
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. — A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by a foil balloon touching power lines, officials said Friday....
FDA plans ultra-fast review of 3 psychedelic drugs following Trump directive
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval of the experimental treatments. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last weekend...
Authorities arrest teen-ager and search for another suspect, following deadly shooting at mall in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana authorities have charged a 17-year-old with murder, and they are searching for another suspect after bystanders were caught in the crossfire of a shooting at a mall in Baton Rouge on Thursday that killed one teenage girl. During a news conference Friday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff...
Camp Mystic warned of safety plan problems as it seeks to reopen this summer after deadly flood in 2025
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state regulators found nearly two dozen deficiencies in the emergency operations plan submitted in Camp Mystic’s bid to reopen less than a year after 27 children and counselors were killed in a devastating flood. Camp Mystic’s owners have applied for a license to reopen the all-girls...
Top Republican lawmaker signals GOP openness to pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell
The top Republican on the U.S. House Oversight Committee said that some of his party colleagues are open to convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell receiving a presidential pardon. Chair Rep. James Comer told Politico that while he did not support it, a “lot of people” believed that a pardon...
Roommate charged with 2 counts of murder in death, disappearance of 2 USF students
TAMPA, Fla. — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with...
U.S. Army major in Virginia is charged with plotting to assist separatist fighters in Cameroon
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army major employed as a nurse on a military base near Washington, D.C., has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to separatist fighters in his native Cameroon, according to court records unsealed earlier this week. Maj. Kenneth Chungag, a nurse who lives...
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry...
U.S. imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported by The Associated Press, makes good on the Trump administration’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on...
Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Kevin Warsh
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on X Friday that her office was ending its probe into the...
Drugmaker to seek FDA approval of Ozempic pill for diabetic kids
Novo Nordisk said Thursday it will seek federal approval to expand the use of its Ozempic and Rybelsus pills to kids and teenagers with Type 2 diabetes. The Danish drugmaker expects to file its request with the Food and Drug Administration in the second half of this year. The agency’s...
Palestinians mourn 3rd teenager killed in occupied West Bank this week
TELL, West Bank — Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week in a spike of renewed violence, the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a mid-week raid. Palestinians in the northern West Bank village of Tell mourned the death of Youssef Shtayyeh on...
After last year’s fighting with Thailand, Cambodia readies new conscription law for men aged 18-25
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A law requiring Cambodian males aged 18 to 25 to serve in the military for two years has gained Cabinet approval following two spates of deadly combat last year with neighboring Thailand. The new draft law on conscription will replace an existing law dating from 2006...
‘2 ways of calculating’: Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “fake news” into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math. During a Thursday event announcing a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products, Trump defended his past claims that prices...
