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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank raid 05/06/2023 04:49am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. A local armed group said the pair were militants. The deadly raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarem was the Ex-Rep. Cawthorn fined after guilty plea over gun at airport 05/05/2023 02:50pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor after his loaded gun was found last year in his carry-on luggage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Cecilia Oseguera ordered a $250 fine Egypt presidential hopeful says supporters, uncles detained 05/05/2023 01:44pm • BEIRUT (AP) — An Egyptian politician residing abroad and planning to run in the country’s presidential elections next year said on Friday that two of his uncles and a group of friends and supporters have been detained in recent days. Ahmed Altantawy, a former member of parliament, did not say ho NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/05/2023 11:39am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ FedNow won’t give agency power to seize bank ac DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session 05/05/2023 11:27am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state's political divisions. In an op-ed, he pledged to prioritize environmental protection, the economy, education. He highlighted the “diverse, bipartisan group of qualif Pride organizers keep eye on drag laws ahead of festivals 05/05/2023 10:41am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tennessee organizers booked more than 50 drag entertainers for next month's Midsouth Pride festival in Memphis now that the state's new law placing strict limits on cabaret shows is temporarily on hold. But they are being cautious, making adjustments to performances should Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye 05/05/2023 08:48am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It's been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses. The fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezy stock is weighing on the German sports Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalists 05/05/2023 07:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars, according to a press freedom group, as President Xi Jinping’s government tightened control over society. Xi's government also was one of the biggest exporters of propaganda content, acc Proud Boys' Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy 05/04/2023 11:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election. A jury in Washi Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending 05/04/2023 08:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House becomes law. Republicans responded that they know the Biden, Harris meet with CEOs about AI risks 05/04/2023 06:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met on Thursday with the heads of Google, Microsoft and two other companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people's ri Reporter charged with prank call using S.D. governor's cell 05/04/2023 05:52pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A broadcast reporter has been charged with making a prank phone call using South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s personal cellphone number. Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun said Austin Goss, who has been fired from his job as the capitol bureau reporter for Dakota News Now As deadline passes, Brazil aims to seize unregistered guns 05/04/2023 03:51pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Jonathan Schmidt just made the deadline, arriving at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper. “I’m in love with guns," said Schmidt. “I’d have over 2,000 if the g Why this 'World Password Day' may signal a shift in digital security 05/04/2023 03:31pm • The first Thursday of May is traditionally known as "World Password Day," when everyone is reminded to strengthen passwords to make them more secure and more difficult to guess. Passwords are the primary method of security in the digital world, whether people are accessing emails, banking onl 'Not my king': UK republicans want coronation to be the last 05/04/2023 09:37am • LONDON (AP) — On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags — and past a warning from history. At Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King Charles I, the 17th-century monarch deposed by