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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, including several families, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a...
Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria — Syria ‘s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens, while neighboring Israel again launched strikes in the area. Murhaf Abu Qasra said in a statement that after an...
Hong Kong plans to regulate Uber and other online ride-hailing services
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government on Tuesday unveiled proposals to regulate online ride-hailing services provided by tech companies like Uber, requiring platforms, cars and drivers to be licensed before hitting the road. In a document sent to the legislature, transport officials said those companies applying for a license...
Top German court rejects case over U.S. drone strikes in Yemen assisted by base in Germany
BERLIN — Germany’s highest court on Tuesday rejected a case brought by Yemeni plaintiffs who argued the German government failed in a duty to protect relatives who they say were killed in a 2012 drone strike against an attack controlled with help from a U.S. military base in Germany. Ruling...
18 survive speedboat capsizing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
PADANG, Indonesia — Residents of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands found several people stranded on Monday after a speedboat carrying 18 people capsized during a storm the day before, authorities said. All were in good condition. The boat, carrying mostly local administration officials, capsized while on its regular two-hour journey from Sikakap,...
The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
WASHINGTON — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, up from an...
Heavy rain and flash flooding sweep across NortheastVideo
NEW YORK — Heavy rain swept across parts of the U.S. Northeast on Monday night, inundating parts of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines and led to the declaration of a state of emergency. Flash flood watches and warnings were...
Farmer killed in water buffalo attack, Oklahoma police say
JONES, Okla. — A farmer in a rural suburb outside of Oklahoma City was fatally attacked by a pair of water buffaloes he purchased at a livestock auction a day earlier, police said. Bradley McMichael, a farmer in the small town of Jones suffered deep lacerations in the attack Friday...
Suspected Kentucky church shooter had a domestic violence hearing the next day
The man accused of killing two women in a shooting rampage at a Kentucky church after wounding a state trooper had been expected in court for a domestic violence hearing on Monday, a local official said. In a chilling account of Sunday’s attack, Star Rutherford, a relative of the two...
Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on NASA website as promised
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people. Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark. Such...
With temporary protections for some Afghans set to expire, appeals court steps in
WASHINGTON — An appeals court late Monday stepped in to keep in place protections for nearly 12,000 Afghans that have allowed them to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation after they were set to expire as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to make more people eligible...
MAGA faithful are angry about the Epstein case. Here’s what to know
A broken promise to release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case has sparked outrage among some of President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters. The Justice Department last week said Epstein, who was facing charges of sex trafficking, did not leave behind a “client list.” Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested in...
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District...
U.S. ice cream makers say they’ll stop using artificial dyes by 2028
Ice cream makers representing about 90% of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said Monday. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration...
Cuomo staying in NYC mayor’s race as independent after losing Democratic primary to Mamdani
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will campaign for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field running against surging left-wing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani....
Here’s what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters
BEIRUT — Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country’s fragile postwar order. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly...
Pa. joins lawsuit against Trump over frozen funds for after-school, summer programs
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 20 states, including Pennsylvania, have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school and summer programs and other programs. About 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country have been attending after-school and summer programming at a Boys...
Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
NEW YORK — Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic loss of employees who have had their legal status revoked by...
Wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control Monday had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend, raising scrutiny over the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire right away. The wildfire along...
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn’t resolved within 50 days
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn’t a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, the latest example of his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO...
Search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain
KERRVILLE, Texas — For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled Texas this month, as officials made plans to drain reservoirs in the search for victims. While some crews resumed the search along the Guadalupe River on Monday, others...
European trade ministers pledge unity after Trump’s surprise 30% tariffs
BRUSSELS — European trade ministers were hopeful Monday for a negotiated trade deal after President Donald Trump announced 30% tariffs on the European Union, but also expressed resolve in preparing countermeasures if talks break down. The ministers met Monday in Brussels following Trump’s surprise announcement of such hefty tariffs, which...
Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria — Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias there. Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria ‘s Sweida province. Government security forces...
Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were hurt. A firefighters union said inadequate staffing hindered the response to the...
Trump envoy meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy as U.S. pledges more Patriot missiles for Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, as anticipation grew over a possible shift in the Trump administration’s policy on the three-year war. Zelenskyy said he and retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg had “a...
