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706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record. 05/18/2024 08:24pm • KYLE, Texas (AP) — How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough. Another attempt by the city of Kyle, Texas, to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with one name fell short Saturday despite 706 Kyles of all ages turning up at a park in the Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging 05/18/2024 12:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year's presidential election. In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. ha Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says 05/18/2024 12:04pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, officials said. Though the Houthis did not imme Climate activists glue themselves at Munich airport to protest pollution caused by flying 05/18/2024 09:56am • BERLIN (AP) — Six climate activists broke through a security fence at Munich airport on Saturday and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, temporarily shutting down flights. The activists from the group Last Generation were protesting flying as the most polluting form of transport For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change 05/18/2024 12:16am • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty. The money had all been used by Missouri's foster care system or After starting his day in jail, Scheffler finds peace on the course and a chance to win, too 05/17/2024 09:39pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf's biggest stage Friday during one of the sport's most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world's best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been book US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension 05/17/2024 09:30pm • TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan stressed Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of Tokyo's tension with Beijing. Rahm Emanuel visited Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost isl US security alert warns Americans overseas of potential attacks on LGBTQ events 05/17/2024 05:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence." The alert is a standard renewal of travel advice tel In Brazil’s flooded south, a secret mission to recover thousands of guns from an airport 05/17/2024 05:14pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — A group of volunteers working to save people from the floods in southern Brazil claim they were misled into participating in an operation to remove several thousand firearms from the airport of Rio Grande do Sul state's capital Porto Alegre. Nicolas Vedovatto, a 26-year-old inves Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition 05/17/2024 03:32pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security 05/17/2024 01:05pm • PARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, after France imposed a state of emergency following protests over voting reforms backed by the government in Paris. About 1,000 reinforcements for the security services Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on 05/17/2024 09:12am • BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Why did former Md. Gov. Larry Hogan pivot on abortion? 05/16/2024 09:00pm • Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state, is leaning into the issue of abortion more than he ever has in his political career. In an interview with the New York Times, Hogan described himself as "pro-choice" and said that he supports legisl Ukraine says it has checked Russia's offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing 05/16/2024 08:49pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key northeastern Ukraine town have halted the Russian advance, military officials in Kyiv claimed Thursday, though a senior Moscow official said the frontline push had enough resources to keep going. Rus 9 Ways to Grow Your Assets in 2024 05/16/2024 08:00pm • With inflation continuing to take a toll on household cash flows, getting financially ahead can feel almost impossible. But by implementing even a few smart strategies you can boost your net worth faster than you may think, even in tough economic conditions. If your aim is to create a secure nest eg