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US and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks 05/31/2024 03:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the Israel-Hamas war, three U.S. officials said. The Houthi rebels said In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train 05/31/2024 03:05am • AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico (AP) — Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling, which opens to a dense jungle. These glowing sinkhole lak The Latest | Slovenia moves to recognize a Palestinian state as Israel fights in Rafah 05/30/2024 11:12pm • Slovenia’s government endorsed a motion Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state and asked the parliament to do the same. It comes just two days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognized a Palestinian state, a move that was condemned by Israel. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the border city 7 of the Best Ways to Invest $5,000 05/30/2024 08:00pm • When you keep a significant amount of cash in a checking account, you might think it's safe, but in reality, your money could be slowly losing value. This isn't about the risk of theft or volatility; it's about the silent thief known as inflation. Essentially, even though the dollar amount in your a How to Negotiate With Debt Collectors 05/30/2024 08:00pm • More than a quarter of Americans have a debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. If you're one of them, you may experience an unpleasant barrage of letters and calls from a debt collector. While it can be tempting to decline the calls or toss the letters in the recycle bin, that can wo Last swing: Birmingham-Southern's baseball team keeping closing school's spirt alive in World Series 05/30/2024 07:37pm • EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — They're playing for each other, a community dealing with a different kind of grief and a school that united them but is now closing — for good. Birmingham-Southern's baseball team is making one last run. The final swing. There's no waiting 'til next year. On Friday, the Pan Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say 05/30/2024 07:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense experts who have reviewed debris images from an Israeli airstrike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians questioned why Israel did not use smaller, more precise weapons when so many civilians were nearby. They said the bombs used were likely U.S.- The Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty on all charges in hush money trial 05/30/2024 05:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to reach trial. Prosecu OpenAI's Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summit 05/30/2024 04:54pm • GENEVA (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology. But Altman spent part of his virtual appearance fend 'Pure grit.' Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms 05/30/2024 01:49pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jordan Chiles doesn't have to put herself through this. She knows it. The proof is tattooed on her arm. It's sitting in her trophy room. It's sprinkled on her social media feeds, which happen to be dotted with the kind of partnerships and experiences she once never dreamed Man accused of driving toward people outside New York Jewish school charged with hate crimes 05/30/2024 01:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police arrested a man on hate crime charges after they say he shouted antisemitic threats while trying to mow down people with his car outside of a Jewish school. Asghar Ali, 58, is charged with attempted murder as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime and reckless d How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong's biggest national security case 05/30/2024 01:02pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Verdicts were handed down Thursday in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date, involving some of the city's best-known pro-democracy activists and coming more than three years after the defendants' arrests. In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged with conspir US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia 05/30/2024 12:31pm • AGADIR, Morocco (AP) — The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift among African nations toward seeking security help from Russia instead. In an int Stockholm accuses Iran of using criminals in Sweden to target Israel or Jewish interests 05/30/2024 12:02pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's domestic security agency on Thursday accused Iran of using established criminal networks in Sweden as a proxy to target Israeli or Jewish interests in the Scandinavian country. The accusations were raised at a news conference by Daniel Stenling, the head of the Syria's main insurgent group blasts the US Embassy over its criticism of crackdown on protesters 05/30/2024 08:45am • IDLIB, Syria (AP) — The main insurgent group in rebel-held northwest Syria blasted the U.S. on Thursday over its criticism of a crackdown on protesters in areas outside government control. The group said Washington should instead respect protesters at American universities who have demonstrated ag