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82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection to a fourth term

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult ti...

May 06, 2024

The Latest | Judge fines Trump $1K for contempt, threatens jail time if he violates gag order again

NEW YORK (AP) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial sanctioned him Monday morning for violating his gag order for a second time. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined the former president $1,000 and wa...

May 06, 2024

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

NEW YORK (AP) - The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result...

May 06, 2024

Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks

NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next,...

May 06, 2024

Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent...

May 06, 2024

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Sunday that relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last week...

May 05, 2024

Mulino, stand-in for former president barred from running, leads Panama presidential vote count

PANAMA CITY (AP) - Jos Ral Mulino, the stand-in for disqualified ex-President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, took the lead in early returns Sunday night, holding 34% of the vote...

May 05, 2024

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and ...

May 05, 2024

Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants

MIAMI (AP) - Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week - a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administrat...

May 04, 2024

Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosec...

May 03, 2024