By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, JACK JEFFERY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — They arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people. No one suspected a thing until the shots rang out.
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties made such big gains at the European Union parliamentary elections that they dealt stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In France, the National Rally party of Marine
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday. The
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen, Sam Fossum and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday pushed back on criticism of President Joe Biden’s new executive action restricting asylum while calling on Congress to take action on the border. “It’s early, the signs are positive. Our personnel have done an extraordinary job in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case, according to three people familiar with the plan. Trump will do the interview via a computer video conference from his residence
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Catch up on the 2024 French Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about what happened at the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the early Wimbledon betting odds are and more: What Happened on Sunday? Carlos Alcaraz won his first French Open title and third Grand
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Juan Soto was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game when New York played its series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night. Soto is being treated for left forearm inflammation. He missed the opening two games of the weekend set, both by won
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien launched a two-run homer after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch, Adolis García stole home and the Texas Rangers avoided being swept by manager Bruce Bochy’s former team with a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The first
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Flemish nationalist parties are dominating general elections in Belgium as Prime minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit. Difficult coalition talks to form a new government are now looming. Despite polls predicting that the far-right, anti-immigration Vlaams Belang party would become the main political force
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By Niamh Kennedy, Christian Edwards and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Assembly, and called a snap election after an exit poll showed his Renaissance party is set to be trounced by the far-right opposition in European parliamentary elections on Sunday. After initial projections, the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament. In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Macron said he had “decided to give you back the
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — US officials are racing against the clock to finalize an agreement that could provide some $50 billion in loans to Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets – a top priority ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with G7 leaders in Italy this week – but the seven nations
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — Flemish nationalist parties are dominating general elections in Belgium as Prime minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit. Difficult coalition talks to form a new government are now looming. Despite polls predicting that the far-right, anti-immigration Vlaams Belang party would become the main political force in the
Continue ReadingNAPA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Sunday were investigating a large brawl at a popular Northern California lake that left one person shot to death and two others hospitalized with serious stab wounds, officials said. Emergency personnel responded around 5:30 p.m. Saturday following reports that a fight had gotten out of hand at Oak Shores
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — As Carlos Alcaraz began constructing his comeback in Sunday’s French Open final, a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev for a first championship at Roland Garros and third Grand Slam title in all, there arrived the sort of magical shot the kid is
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — US and Canadian officials are investigating after a 689-foot ship collided with an underwater object and began taking on water in Lake Superior, the US Coast Guard says. The agency responded after the bulk carrier Michipicoten sent a report at 6:53 a.m. Saturday that it was experiencing flooding as
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK, RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament as the Greens took a major hit at Sunday’s European elections, according to a first projection provided by the European Union. The estimates aggregated by the EU parliament are based on exit
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over the country’s security needs. The move does not immediately pose a threat to Netanyahu, who still
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK, RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament as the Greens took a major hit at Sunday’s European elections, according to a first projection provided by the EU. The estimates aggregated by the EU parliament are based on exit polls
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign hired extra medics, loading up on fans and water bottles and allowed supporters to carry umbrellas to an outdoor rally Sunday in Las Vegas, where temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). Trump is returning
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