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WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language...

Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of mothers of missing people, relatives and activists marched in protest...

South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel's actions in Gaza

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more...

US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts...

In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools

A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high...

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday...

Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series

A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make happy accidents with a TV series teaching...

Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil

CANOAS, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless...

Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts...

Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities

Police made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the...

Mixing games and education, Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria to promote mental health

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria amid pomp and dancing...

Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID

GENEVA (AP) — After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies...

'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest

FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal...

A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets

DUMA, West Bank (AP) — Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves...

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On college campuses across the country, a rallying cry of pro-Palestinian protesters...

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights...

Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just two days before a sheriff's deputy in Florida shot him dead, U.S....

2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept up an...

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision...

Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album

NEW YORK (AP) — Allow Brian Kelley to reintroduce himself. Best known as one-half of the country...

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