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Associated Press Tropical Storm Ernesto became a hurricane again Sunday as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast, generating rip currents associated with at least one death and prompting many rescues. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ernesto’s maximum sustained

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local leaders say, have too often been denied one. The Black Man Lab, which for nearly a decade has sought weekly to create a “safe, sacred and healing space” for Black men in

LONDON (AP) — More than 400 homes in Northern Ireland have been evacuated to remove what is suspected to be a World War II-era bomb. Police said Sunday that the removal operation could take more than five days. The device was discovered Friday in Newtownards, an area of County Down, about 9 miles east of

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy ‘s most recent work have been taken into safekeeping. The zoo said it removed the elusive street artist’s mural on its gate Friday evening to preserve it and return its entrance to full operation

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee. The gathering begins Monday and runs through Thursday at the United Center. A number of broadcast outlets will carry prime-time speeches live each night, and

HIRAM, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a reported domestic dispute in what police say was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took his own life. Major Ashley Henson of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies responded to a call shortly after 6

Associated Press ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz gave pep talks to campaign volunteers and a high school football team Sunday, with their bus tour in a corner of Pennsylvania serving as a modest, small-town version of the grand rally she’s expected to have at the Democratic

BERLIN (AP) — At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany, news agency dpa reported Sunday. The fire started in one gondola and then spread to a second one on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burn injuries

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A sailor is thanking his lucky stars for being rescued unharmed from the dark waters of the east Mediterranean, nearly five hours after falling 18 meters off a commercial ship. Cypriot authorities say 24-year-old Lebanese needed no medical attention after the Panamanian-flagged vehicles carrier NIVIN plucked him from the sea in

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiny, oil-rich Kuwait has instituted rolling blackouts in several residential neighborhoods despite high summertime temperatures in the desert emirate. The state-run KUNA news agency blamed “a fuel supply disruption” for the blackouts Sunday, which shut down desalination plants and some power stations. The high temperature for Kuwait on Sunday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials say a crocodile attacked a zookeeper in Jerusalem, leaving him hospitalized with severe injuries on his upper body. Police said a security guard at the zoo likely saved the man’s life by firing stun bullets at the crocodile during Sunday’s attack. It was not immediately clear if the animal was

Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says the majority of patients were treated by emergency personnel onsite at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow. Colorado Springs Fire Chief Randy Royal says the “quick actions” of organizers

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people including young quintuplets overnight and into Sunday, health officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to try to seal a cease-fire deal that could help ease soaring regional tensions. The U.S. and fellow mediators Egypt

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Vietnamese leader To Lam has started a three-day visit to China in his first overseas trip since assuming his country’s top post some two weeks ago. Chinese state media say he arrived Sunday morning in the city of Guangzhou, an industrial and export hub in the south. Lam was confirmed

Associated Press HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Fla. (AP) — It’s after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock’s F-250 pickup truck. He flashes a low smile as he slowly maneuvers through the sawgrass, down dirt roads deep in the Florida Everglades. His windshield just confirmed it: When the dew point drops in

Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — When handling the garbage of a city of over 3 million people and equipped with little more than a face mask and gloves, it helps to have a sense of humor. Yacouba Diallo decided to name the two donkeys that pull his cart after his cousins, Keita and Kanté.