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Russia-Ukraine war: Poor defense lines leave Ukrainian soldiers worried against Russian advance

World
David Turner

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — During pitched battles with far better-armed Russian forces, Ukrainian soldier Batyar’s unit has few options. Devastating Russian aerial ...

May Day 2024: Workers and activists call for greater labor rights

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Sarah Wilson

ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages ...

Searchers find a charred pit on Mexico City’s outskirts that may be a clandestine crematorium

World
David Turner

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trailed by search dogs and police, María de Jesús Soria Aguayo and more than a dozen volunteers on ...

Police in riot gear at UCLA campus where protesters clashed

U.S.
Amanda Smith

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, ...

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

World
David Turner

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding ...

Police clear protestors from Columbia’s Hamilton Hall after college seeks help

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, ...

US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease restrictions, AP sources say

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Sarah Wilson

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has ...

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’

World
David Turner

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of ...

Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting

Entertainment
Laura Davis

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren has been known for many a grand fashion show over the years: taking over Central Park ...

Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution

World
David Turner

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early ...