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Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers' strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memph...

May 21, 2025

Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The ruling Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton...

May 21, 2025

A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink o...

May 21, 2025

Lawyer says worker accused of helping New Orleans jailbreak was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A worker charged with aiding the New Orleans jailbreak by 10 prisoners shut off water to unclog a toilet, not to allow the men to cut the pipe to create an opening for their escape,...

May 21, 2025

IDF fires warning shots as diplomatic tour visits West Bank

OTTAWA - The Israel Defense Forces says it "regrets the inconvenience caused" by warning shots it fired as diplomats toured the West Bank city of Jenin. International media reports say that a Canadian...

May 21, 2025

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Pa...

May 21, 2025

Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African president over killing of white farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. "Peopl...

May 21, 2025

Oman says the fifth round of indirect US-Iran talks will be Friday in Rome

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Oman's foreign minister says the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Rome. Neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeti...

May 21, 2025

After reports of deportations to South Sudan, US says it's removed 8 people convicted of crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Following reports of deportations to South Sudan, the Trump administration said Wednesday it has deported eight migrants convicted of crimes in the United States. Immigration authori...

May 21, 2025

An adviser to Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych has been shot dead in Spain

MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities said that an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead outside a school in Madrid on Wednesday. Spain's Interior Ministry identified the v...

May 21, 2025