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Pilgrims gather in Jerusalem for fire ritual

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Thousands of Christians lit candles and torches from a flame that emerged from the tomb of Jesus in a Jerusalem church Saturday as they conducted an ancient fire ritual that celebrates the Messiah's resurrection....

Guard describes 'war zone' after Oslo blast

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A security guard who was in the Norwegian government high-rise struck by a car bomb that killed eight people on July 22 says he had barely focused a security camera on the license plate when the vehicle exploded....

Obama says US can't afford tax cuts for richest

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the nation can't afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthiest, "who don't need them and didn't even ask for them."...
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Obama says US can't afford tax cuts for richest

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the nation can't afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthiest, "who don't need them and didn't even ask for them."...

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Spain's King undergoes hip replacement surgery

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery to repair minor damage related to arthritis worsened by a fall, his fourth operation in less than two years, royal palace officials said Saturday....

US air traveler treated in Iran after heart attack

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's civil aviation spokesman says an American is receiving medical treatment in Tehran after his plane was diverted to the Iranian capital when he suffered a heart attack on a flight from Dubai to Seattle....

Events around the world mark Titanic centenary

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
LONDON (AP) -- From Titanic's birthplace in a Belfast shipyard to its resting place in the North Atlantic, thousands were gathering Saturday to remember the cruise ship that embarked on its maiden voyage as an icon of Edwardian luxury but became, in a few dark hours 100 years ago, an enduring emblem of tragedy....

Events around the world mark Titanic centenary

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
LONDON (AP) -- From Titanic's birthplace in a Belfast shipyard to its resting place in the North Atlantic, thousands were gathering Saturday to remember the cruise ship that embarked on its maiden voyage as an icon of Edwardian luxury but became, in a few dark hours 100 years ago, an enduring emblem of tragedy....
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'Life-threatening' storms feared for Midwest

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Tornado sirens sounded across Oklahoma City hours before dawn Saturday as the nation's midsection braced for what forecasters cautioned could be a day of "life-threatening" storms, with the most dangerous weather expected to develop in the afternoon....
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New NKorean leader emphasizes 'military first'

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Hours after a failed rocket launch criticized abroad as a covert test of missile technology, North Korea's new leader underlined the country's "military first" policy with a budget that allocates a sizable chunk of funding to defense spending....

Jolie-Pitt engagement certain to fuel media frenzy

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Will and Kate were just the warm up for the true wedding of the century....
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Iran rejects West's proposal on nuclear curbs

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program, and demanded answers to their own counteroffer meant to alleviate concerns about Iran's ability to build atomic weapons....

US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A summit of 33 Western Hemisphere leaders opens Saturday with the United States and Canada standing firm, but alone, against everyone else's insistence that Cuba join future summits....

US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A summit of 33 Western Hemisphere leaders opens Saturday with the United States and Canada standing firm, but alone, against everyone else's insistence that Cuba join future summits....

Feds seek evidence after fiery Calif. standoff

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal and local law officers are combing through the ruins of a Modesto apartment complex where a suspect died in a fiery police standoff, seeking evidence on the blaze and what led to the fatal shooting of a deputy and a locksmith....
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Feds seek evidence after fiery Calif. standoff

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal and local law officers are combing through the ruins of a Modesto apartment complex where a suspect died in a fiery police standoff, seeking evidence on the blaze and what led to the fatal shooting of a deputy and a locksmith....
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Strong storm brings rain, snow to California

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A strong spring storm lashed California with rain, fierce winds and blinding snow in the mountains and gave new life to some ski resorts that had closed for the season....
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Obama wants to show he's serious about trade

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- President Barack Obama's challenge as he rubs shoulders with CEOs and political leaders from the Americas this weekend is convincing U.S. business that he's serious about expanding trade while persuading Latin American leaders to once again look northward....
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AK island residents worry after C. Guard killings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 04:05
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Law officers are reassuring residents of Alaska's Kodiak Island that they're not in immediate danger following the shooting deaths of two workers at a Coast Guard communications station, but no reports of any arrests have left people on edge....
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