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Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks

NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next,...

May 06, 2024

Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent...

May 05, 2024

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Sunday that relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last week...

May 05, 2024

Mulino, stand-in for former president barred from running, leads Panama presidential vote count

PANAMA CITY (AP) - Jos Ral Mulino, the stand-in for disqualified ex-President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, took the lead in early returns Sunday night, holding 34% of the vote...

May 05, 2024

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and ...

May 05, 2024

Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants

MIAMI (AP) - Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week - a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administrat...

May 04, 2024

Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosec...

May 03, 2024

The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exit

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their se...

May 03, 2024

New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state's youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state's n...

May 03, 2024

US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denies wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman re...

May 03, 2024