LIVE UPDATES: Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four law… Read More »Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire in North Carolina city, police say

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal… Read More »West Virginia and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A teenage gunman wounded 10 people when he opened fire early Sunday after fighting broke out during a private event at… Read More »A Florida sheriff says 10 people were wounded by gunfire after a fight broke out at a party venue

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than… Read More »What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried

PARIS (AP) — French police removed dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard of the elite institution in… Read More »French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it’s also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits… Read More »Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years — one that appears on… Read More »United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver… Read More »FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile… Read More »Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

SHERIDAN, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting… Read More »This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult… Read More »Affluent Americans are driving the US economy and likely delaying the need for Fed rate cuts

JERUSALEM (AP) — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a container ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest… Read More »Likely missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a container ship in the Red Sea

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses… Read More »At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as international pressure mounts… Read More »Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports. Meanwhile, the select number of riders of the… Read More »Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said.… Read More »Israeli airstrikes on Rafah kill at least 22 people, Palestinian health officials say

SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an… Read More »Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others… Read More »Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday begins his seventh diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas… Read More »Blinken is back in the Middle East this week. He has his work cut out for him

MADRID (AP) — Spain is in nail-biting suspense Monday as it waits for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to announce whether he will continue in office… Read More »Spain is in suspense waiting for Pedro Sánchez to say whether he will resign or stay in office

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighboring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at the… Read More »Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation

NEW YORK (AP) — College students taking up space and making demands for change. University administrators facing pressure to get things back under control. Police… Read More »How Columbia University’s complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had… Read More »Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday described domestic violence as a “national crisis” after thousands rallied around the country against… Read More »Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a ‘national crisis’ after protests

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was shot in Florida and sustained a minor wound, the team announced on social media. Dell was shot Saturday… Read More »Tank Dell