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Things to know about the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis officer that police describe as an 'ambush' 06/01/2024 07:22pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota law enforcement on Saturday identified the man who they believe fatally shot a Minneapolis officer in what police are calling an ambush. Minnesota Public Safety Department spokesperson Bonney Bowman named 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed as the suspected shooter. He was lat Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Ron Edmonds dies. His images of Reagan shooting are indelible 06/01/2024 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly assigned to cover the Reagan White House, Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds knew the most important part of the job was to keep watch on the president “at all times.” He did that for 28 years. But there was never a day like March 30, 1981. That was when Edmonds, The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election 06/01/2024 06:27pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African National Congress party lost its majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the onc WHO member countries approve steps to bolster health regulations to better brace for pandemics 06/01/2024 06:08pm • GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said member countries on Saturday approved new steps to improve global preparedness for and response to pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox, and set a new deadline for agreeing on a broader treaty. Countries agreed by consensus to amend the International He Former South Africa leader Zuma threatens legal action over allegations of election irregularities 06/01/2024 05:37pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Jacob Zuma threatened Saturday to take legal action seeking to stop the announcement of South Africa’s election results as scheduled Sunday, demanding that allegations of vote-rigging made by his party be addressed first. Zuma spoke after his party announced US dampens criticism of El Salvador's president as migration overtakes democracy concerns 06/01/2024 02:28pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In 2021, the Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, on a trip to Washington, snubbing the self-proclaimed “world's coolest dictator” for fear a photo op would embolden his attempts to expand his power base LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know 06/01/2024 12:49pm • Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the globe. But this year’s festivities in the U.S. will unfold against a backdrop of dozens of new state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender young people. Here are things t European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy 06/01/2024 11:20am • MILAN (AP) — While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into a European parliamentary election, where her neo-fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party is projected to secure significan Meet the candidates: DC's primary election headlined by several contested council races 06/01/2024 09:29am • D.C. is guaranteed at least one new council member when the dust settles from this election cycle, and there are several other contested council races. In Ward 7, longtime council member and former Mayor Vince Gray is stepping down, and a crowded field has emerged to fill his seat. In Wards 4 National Asian Heritage Festival to shut down some DC streets Saturday 06/01/2024 06:13am • To round out Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, D.C. will be hosting a massive festival celebrating everything the culture has to offer. The annual National Asian Heritage Festival in D.C. has been celebrating the diversity of Asian heritage and culture since 2006. This year, the event wi US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches and threats to use nukes 05/31/2024 09:19pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia. The scene was an emergency open meet Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system 05/31/2024 07:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the criminal justice system as a whole. Speaking from Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says 05/31/2024 06:54pm • The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year's general election. But Water main break disrupts businesses, tourist attractions in downtown Atlanta, other areas of city 05/31/2024 06:33pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A water main break has interrupted water service and led to low water pressure in the city's downtown and other parts of Georgia's capital. Crews on Friday were “working aggressively” to make emergency repairs to the 32-inch water main, the Atlanta Department of Watershed Manage La FIFA prepara el terreno para realizar cambios sísmicos en el fútbol 05/31/2024 05:59pm • (CNN Español) -- Transcurrían 27 minutos del primer tiempo. Argentina, con gol de Lionel Messi, le ganaba 1 a 0 a Arabia Saudita en el debut del mundial de Qatar 2022, que luego terminó ganando. Poco después, Alejandro “Papu” Gomez asistió a Lautaro Martínez, quien definió ante la salida