President Joe Biden listens as he meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds...
Dancers from the Olympic Games opening ceremony perform during a rehearsal Friday, June 7, 2024 in Saint-Denis, near Paris. The troupe of dancers for the historic opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics—the first to be held outside a stadium—are putting the finishing touches on a...
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Firefighters with Kenwood Fire Protection District hose a burning...
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a...
ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it's still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly have...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday, both countries announced, amid international concerns about their military cooperation. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake...
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Firefighters work under a smoldering hillside left behind...
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world. Muslim...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month....
METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — Seven people were shot and wounded, and an eighth was hurt while running away when gunfire erupted at a large gathering of young people in Methuen, Massachusetts, authorities said Sunday. Crime tape is placed near the scene of a overnight shooting in Methuen, Mass., early...
LOOK: Thousands of Filipino Muslims gathered to pray and celebrate Eid'l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Sunday, June 16. (Photo taken by Arnold Quizol/MB) More than 6,000 muslims gathered to pray and celebrate Eid'l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice at...
President Joe Biden walks to his limousine as he arrives on Air Force One, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. Biden will attend a campaign event Saturday night. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) LOS ANGELES (AP) — After flying through the night across nine time zones, from southern Italy to...
