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Here's the latest for Wednesday July 24th: VP Kamala Harris campaigns in Wisconsin; US Secret Service Director resigns; Protests in Washington ahead of Netanyahu … Read moreAP Top Stories July 24 A

Plane carrying 19 people slips off the runway and crashes in Nepal, and the pilot survives

A domestic plane with 19 people on board slipped off the runway and crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal's capital.The pilot … Read morePlane carrying 19 people slips off the runway and crashes in Nepal, and the pilot survives

North Korea launches more trash balloons into South Korea

Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean faci… Read moreNorth Korea launches more trash balloons into South Korea

Typhoon Gaemi batter Taiwan and Philippines

Taiwan has closed offices, schools and tourist sites across the island ahead of a powerful typhoon due to make landfall later Wednesday. Typhoon Gaemi already wor… Read moreTyphoon Gaemi batter Taiwan and Philippines

Runners set off on the annual Death Valley ultramarathon billed as the world's toughest foot race

97 runners have pushed off in desolate Death Valley, California for an annual ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest foot race. (AP Video by Ty ONeil) Read moreRunners set off on the annual Death Valley ultramarathon billed as the world's toughest foot race

Tourists visiting Paris face barriers on the way to iconic landmarks ahead of Olympic opening ceremony

Tourists in Paris are finding getting around difficult as most of the city's landmarks have become the venues of the upcoming Olympic Games and are cordoned off w… Read moreTourists visiting Paris face barriers on the way to iconic landmarks ahead of Olympic opening ceremony

Venezuelans grapple with nation's economic uncertainty as highly anticipated election approaches

Tired of a decade-long economic crisis that has shrunk salaries and opportunities in Venezuela, many desire a change in the face of Sunday's highly anticipated el… Read moreVenezuelans grapple with nation's economic uncertainty as highly anticipated election approaches

Search for survivors continues in Ethiopia after devastating mudslides sparked by heavy rains

A search operation for survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 229 people in southern Ethiopia continued on Tuesday. The death toll, which rose sharply from the initial one of 55, included many who tried to rescue survivors, local author…

Profile of Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro, as election campaign enters final week

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has ruled for over a decade, but on Sunday he will face the first real test against his presidency as his country heads to the polls.

Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

Two occupants of a fishing vessel are safe Tuesday after a whale surfaced under their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

LCBO stores open after 18-day strike

Customers were able to return to hundreds of Ontario's liquor stores as they reopened following a two-week strike. About 10,000 Liquor Control Board of Ontario workers had returned for the opening of nearly 700 stores after they walked off th…

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

U.S. regulators are investigating how Delta Air Lines is treating passengers affected by canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggles to recover from a global technology outage.

US regulators investigating Delta's response to global tech outage, AP Explains

U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted …

Israelis march to Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv calling for deal to secure release of Gaza hostages

While Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is in the United States, hundreds of Israelis marched to the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Tuesday calling for an immediate hostage deal. Netanyahu has indicated that a cease-fire deal, that w…

Lawsuit alleges decades of abuse at Chicago youth detention facility

Nearly 200 men and women who say they were sexually abused as children while at a Chicago youth detention facility are suing both Cook County and the state of Illinois.

Feds give briefing on woman who stole millions from program to aid military families

Janet Yamanaka Mello, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio pled guilty to stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for military families.

'Kamala is brat': How Harris campaign is embracing memes

Younger celebs are aiming to help presidential candidate Kamala Harris by tying her to their viral and loyal social media brands. Most notably, pop musician Charli XCX posted on X that “kamala IS brat,” a reference to her newly released album…

Protesters against the war in Gaza hold demonstration inside US Capitol office building

Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address Congress.

Doctor in Puerto Rico smashes rappers’ bad rap, treating patients during the day and performing on stage at night

Puerto Rico's health care system is grappling with severe understaffing and power outages, and the flight of workers seeking better wages abroad is expected to worsen. That's why one doctor, Pedro Juan Vázquez, who is better known by his stag…

Kamala Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin

A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in West Allis, Wisconsin as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump. In her first rally since locking up the p…

Bette Midler says time and experience has made her choosier about projects

Bette Midler's new movie is called "The Fabulous Four." The actor details the criteria she has for choosing new projects. (July 23)

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Here's the latest for Tuesday July 23rd: Secret Service director resigns; Mourning in Gaza as scores killed by Israeli airstrike; Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Wisconsin; Baby kangaroo unveiled in New York.

Netanyahu is visiting Washington at a particularly fraught time between two allies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is a particularly fraught one between two allies.

Democratic leadership endorse Harris for presidential nomination

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Cate Blanchett, Amy Adams, Bruce Springsteen bound for TIFF

Movie stars and big names in music are among the celebrities expected to walk the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival. �� Press entertainment reporter Alex Nino Gheciu says Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Bruce Springsteen …

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Washington visit is fraught with challenges, coming at a moment of extreme political flux in the United States and wariness among American leaders about Netanyahu's history of interjecting himself into domestic…

Palestinian faction deal and Netanyahu US visit: AP Explains

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the U.S., sparking hopes of a U.S.-led effort to mediate an end to the nine-month Israel-Hamas war. However, it's come at a time when Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed in Beijing…

Taiwan holds series of drills to test military response

Taiwan held a series of drills testing New Taipei City's ability to respond to missile strikes and evacuations. President Lai Ching-te stressed the need for the island to continue exercises simulating an attack by enemies amid 'changing geopo…

House Speaker Mike Johnson says director Cheatle's resignation overdue, 'she did the right thing'

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was “overdue” following the attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.

As Harris campaigns for US presidency, people in her mother’s native India are proud of her achievements

In June last year, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a state visit to Washington, Harris spoke emotionally about her ties to her late mother Shyamala Gopalan's country of birth. She credited her grandfather P.V. Gopalan, who was a…

A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom's pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here is the video

The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom's furry white pouch.

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job following the assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former …

Kenya police crack down as anti-government protesters clash with pro-government group in capital

Protesters clashed in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, as pro-government supporters took to the streets of Nairobi on motorcycles on Tuesday morning ahead of a planned demonstration by anti-government rivals. Kenya’s anti-government protests enter…

Olympic luxury at LVMH

These may be the most luxurious Olympics ever as a key sponsor of the Games is LVMH, the biggest seller of luxury goods in the world. (July 23)

Funeral prayers for 17 people killed in Khan Younis held outside morgue after bodies' arrival

Palestinians mourned at least 17 people at a funeral in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday. Hospital officials said the men and women were killed overnight by Israeli fire, raising the total of deaths in Khan Younis since Monday…

Drum and song at the “heartbeat” of identity and culture for many Native Americans in Minnesota

For many Native people in Minnesota, the beat of the drum provides connection to an identity torn away by decades of systematic suppression. (AP video: Mark Vancleave)

Internally displaced Syrians struggling with water crisis

For the last month, Ahmed Al Hassan and his family have lived in a displacement camp by the Syrian-Turkish border without water. Al Hassan has been displaced for the last decade from his home in Hama due to the ongoing conflict from Syria's c…

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Here's the latest for Tuesday July 23rd: Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign in Wisconsin; US Secret Service Director faces calls to resign; Israeli P.M. Netanyahu visiting U.S.; California wildfire destroys six homes.

Children among dozens killed in mudslides in a remote area of southern Ethiopia, officials say

At least 55 people were killed in the mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia which had been hit by heavy rainfall. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the disaster in the Kencho Shach Gozdi district of southern Ethiopi…

Lively and Hadid light up 'Deadpool' carpet

At the New York premiere of "Deadpool & Wolverine," Ryan Reynolds is surprised by wife Blake Lively in a Deadpool-inspired costume, while Gigi Hadid trails in a Wolverine-yellow outfit to meet Hugh Jackman. (July 23)

Biden calls campaign HQ to boost Harris

A day after he announced he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden called into the campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, that used to be his to urge staffers to "embrace" his vice president, Kamala Harris. …

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