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Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts

The U.N. Security Council and Muslim nations convened emergency meetings Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried ou...
20:32 16 May 2021

Israeli paramedics: 2 dead in synagogue bleacher collapse

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli medics said at least two people were killed and more than 150 injured after a bleacher collapsed at an uncompleted West Bank ...
20:26 16 May 2021

Nadal’s weapon, his forehand, helps him beat Djokovic

ROME (AP) — The heavy topspin. That lefty spin. The loopy trajectory....
20:04 16 May 2021

Brissett has career-high 31 as Pacers beat Raptors 125-113

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Oshae Brissett scored a career-best 31 points and Domantas Sabonis added 25 points, 16 rebounds and three steals and the Indiana Pa...
19:43 16 May 2021

Goalkeeper Alisson scores in last seconds in Liverpool win

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a dramatic goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn a 2-1 win over W...
17:35 16 May 2021

A tough sell: In Dubai amid clash, Israel promotes tourism

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As violence flares within Israel and on a day in which Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City killed at least 42 people Su...
17:14 16 May 2021

Severe cyclone heading toward southern India; 6 dead

NEW DELHI (AP) — A severe cyclone is roaring in the Arabian Sea off southwestern India with winds of up to 140 kph (87 mph), already causing heavy rai...
17:04 16 May 2021

AP’s top editor calls for probe into Israeli airstrike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press’ top editor on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrike that targeted and dest...
16:38 16 May 2021

Minneapolis suburb OKs roadmap for policing changes

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April ap...
15:59 16 May 2021

Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, as Israeli P...
15:19 16 May 2021

Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another f...
15:18 16 May 2021

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon c...
15:08 16 May 2021

Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New ...
14:41 16 May 2021

Israeli strikes kill 42, topple buildings in Gaza City

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, as Israeli P...
14:38 16 May 2021

In rural America, census takers relied more on neighbors

In Alaska, West Virginia and other mostly rural states, census takers relied more on the word of neighbors, landlords and others for information about...
12:12 16 May 2021

Some aren’t ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up wearing a mask under the lates...
12:03 16 May 2021

Israeli strikes kill 33, topple buildings in Gaza City

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 33 people Sunday, medics said, making it th...
12:03 16 May 2021

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

LONDON (AP) — Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared...
11:29 16 May 2021

Medics: Israeli airstrikes kill 26 in downtown Gaza City

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 26 people Sunday, medics said, making it th...
8:45 16 May 2021

Medics: Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in downtown Gaza City

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 23 people on Sunday, medics said, making it...
8:14 16 May 2021

Israel bombs home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed the home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader, the third such attack in as many days,...
6:48 16 May 2021

AP PHOTOS: Icelandic volcanic eruption a ‘wonder of nature’

FAGRADALSFJALL VOLCANO, Iceland (AP) — Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That’s perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a v...
6:21 16 May 2021

Reds win again in extras, beat Rockies 6-5 in 12 innings

DENVER (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a tiebreaking double in the 12th and the Cincinnati Reds kept up their success in extra innings, beating the Colora...
4:56 16 May 2021

Myanmar junta attacks western town that resisted coup

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and British embassies in Myanmar expressed concern about reports of fierce government attacks on a town in a western Chin stat...
4:28 16 May 2021

Aaron Judge homers again, Yankees beat Orioles 8-2

BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games, Domingo Germán had another stellar outing at Camden Yards and the New York Yanke...
3:10 16 May 2021

‘Shocking and horrifying’: Israel destroys AP office in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on Saturday destroyed a high-rise building that housed The Associated Press office in the Gaza Strip, despite re...
2:55 16 May 2021

Phils star Bryce Harper exits with right shoulder soreness

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left Saturday night’s game against Toronto in the fourth inning due to right shoulder sor...
2:05 16 May 2021

Republican Arizona election official says Trump “unhinged”

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming f...
1:11 16 May 2021

DIARY: Shouts, a hurried evacuation, and then the bombs came

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — My colleagues’ shouts awakened me, and the pounding of my heart drowned out the racing of my mind. What was happening? Ha...
0:59 16 May 2021

Rinus VeeKay becomes IndyCar’s latest first-time winner

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rinus VeeKay continued IndyCar’s youth movement Saturday by scoring his first career victory with a win on the road course at Indi...
23:00 15 May 2021