By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave it freedom and democracy 30 years ago. In the days after rejecting what was once the country’s
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joey Estes took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Mason Miller had a five-out save and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Wednesday night. The A’s, who have dropped three straight series, can snap the skid with a victory Thursday. The Mariners
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. They did so only after state officials warned them it
Continue ReadingBy VERDA SUBZWARI Associated Press The image shows tents in a camp, highlighted to spell out one single phrase: “All Eyes on Rafah.” It has been shared more than 50 million times. A single image, not even an authentic photograph, is the focus of a singular campaign on Instagram that has caught the attention of
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when they were in eighth and seventh grade respectively, but with no social media, just iMessage. Their parents, who are both computer scientists, spent the next year teaching them about social media,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands on Thursday kicks off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. The Netherlands is the only EU country to start its polling so early, followed by
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s largest democratic exercises is underway, with some 373 million people across the European Union eligible to vote in elections for the next European Parliament. Voters in the 27 nations of the EU head to the polls from Thursday to Sunday to elect 720 members of
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump hasn’t shown much interest in reaching out to Republicans who think he’s an existential threat. But Thursday, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, President Joe Biden will take the first step in trying to win over voters his campaign believes could be the Holy Grail for them in the election,
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes wanted to throw Shohei Ohtani something other than a fastball. Only, he couldn’t. None of Skenes’ breaking stuff had really worked during his warmup, so the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie stared in at arguably the most dangerous hitter in baseball during the first inning Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A major bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, was temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon after a crew lost control of a large container ship after it left port. The US Coast Guard was alerted to an “out of control vessel” in the Cooper River around 12:17 p.m. Wednesday,
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A Desert Hot Springs resident suspected of taking part in a car-to-car shooting in a Palm Desert mall parking lot in 2023 must stand trial on attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Daniel Joseph Santacroce previously pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count each of
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday it targeted what it called a “Hamas compound” inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media reported killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens. Information about the strike in the Nuseirat area remained contradictory Thursday morning, and The Associated Press could not immediately
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is defending himself amid Democratic criticism of comments he’d made Tuesday suggesting that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Donalds’ comments, which come as Trump’s campaign seeks
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries they’re taking a “very serious and dangerous step” by supplying weapons to Ukraine, which could result in Moscow arming their enemies. Ukraine has relied heavily on arms supplied by Western allies to beat back Russian forces since Putin’s
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics pitcher Joey Estes’ bid for a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners ended in the seventh inning Wednesday night. Estes was perfect through six innings before allowing a leadoff double in the seventh to J.P. Crawford. The 22-year-old right-hander came out of the game
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to build new telescopes on the summit of Haleakala volcano. It’s the latest observatory project to meet objection in the islands after protests blocked the construction of a new telescope on
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least six crewmembers of a fishing boat died while six others were rescued when an explosion and a fire hit the vessel at sea off a central Philippine province. Coast guard officials said Thursday surviving crewmembers, including the skipper of F/B King Bryan were either still being treated at a
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is continuing to duck on questions about abortion access that Americans will face if he is elected — the latest involving the US Supreme Court’s case that could limit access to medication abortion. Trump vowed on April 27 to release more details on how a
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to the national election as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist governing party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing the Modi
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the Phoenix
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