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Trump call with Putin underway as he hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has grown "frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trum...

May 19, 2025

The Latest: Trump urges GOP to approve his tax cut proposals

President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukr...

May 19, 2025

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization," a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decis...

May 19, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social m...

May 19, 2025

Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...

May 18, 2025

Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for third major title

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...

May 18, 2025

Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven imnates who escaped from a New Orleans jail. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Trapp said Sunday seven of the 10 escapees ...

May 18, 2025

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found...

May 18, 2025

Authorities investigating Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic explosion identify suspect

Authorities identified the suspect in the explosion at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, saying at a news conference Sunday that he is the ma...

May 18, 2025

Federal officials launch investigation into Mexican tall ship that struck Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal transportation officials have launched an investigation into why a Mexican navy tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge in a collision that snapped the vessel's three masts, killed t...

May 18, 2025