Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza and backs cease-fire proposals (apnews.com)
Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago (apnews.com)
Scientists have traced the ancestry of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago and quickly became dominant across Eurasia.
In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation (apnews.com)
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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash (apnews.com)
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Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives (apnews.com)
A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood....
Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme (apnews.com)
A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash....
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance (apnews.com)
California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing (apnews.com)
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias....
AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online....
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.com)
Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons (apnews.com)
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Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence (apnews.com)
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A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice' (apnews.com)
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.”...
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider (apnews.com)
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church....
Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley (apnews.com)
Records tumbled across the Southwest United States on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from southeast California to Arizona, where the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day....
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash (apnews.com)
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China's exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions (apnews.com)
New charges for alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer cast scrutiny on another man's murder conviction (apnews.com)
In new charges unveiled Thursday, prosecutors said Rex Heuermann — the man already accused in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings — was responsible for the death of one of the women, Sanda Costilla. The findings, authorities said, indicate that Heuermann began hunting victims more than a decade...
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona (apnews.com)
Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline (apnews.com)
Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction (apnews.com)
Class-action lawsuit against NFL by 'Sunday Ticket' subscribers gets underway (apnews.com)
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back (apnews.com)
