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Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share…
First they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ava Kreutziger was in high school English class last year when…
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Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge BALTIMORE (AP)…
Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and…
Pope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday…
Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
JERUSALEM (AP) — A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400…
Funeral held for slain New York City police Officer Jonathan Diller
NEW YORK (AP) — A procession of New York Police Department officers, on foot and…
Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
MOSCOW (AP) — Foreign diplomats in Russia laid flowers Saturday at the site of last…
Israel acknowledges troops killed 2 Palestinians after video captures shooting on a Gaza beach
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s…
Some of Trump’s allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for…
Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Lucy Pitka McCormick’s relatives cooked salmon, moose, beaver and muskrat over…
As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians
GENEVA (AP) — Under a crystal chandelier in a hall where the first Geneva Convention…
Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
FORT WORTH, Texas – A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter…
In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the…
Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it’s not required to care for children at migrant camps
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration’s position…
Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to…
Nigerian family in Montreal facing imminent deportation pleads to stay
MONTREAL – With one week left before her family’s scheduled deportation from Canada, Deborah Adegboye…
California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city…
Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology
WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or…
ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Ohio abortion restrictions after voter referendum
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a legal…
9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
MOSCOW (AP) — Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected…
Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S.…
The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will return to table for cease-fire talks with Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with…
UN experts decry water woes in Guadeloupe and say scientists and activists are being censored
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in…