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German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage 05/03/2024 04:27pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Germany on Friday accused Russian military agents of hacking the top echelons of Chancellor Olaf Scholz���s party and other sensitive government and industrial targets, and was joined by NATO and fellow European countries in warning that Russia���s cyberespionage would have consequ The Latest | Court in Trump's hush money trial adjourns for the day following Hope Hicks' testimony 05/03/2024 04:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Hope Hicks took the stand Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, recounting in her testimony how she followed Trump from the real estate world to politics and how his 2016 presidential campaign was turned upside down following a leak of a video recording in which he boasted abou Families claim Americans are 'unjustly detained' in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition 05/03/2024 02:23pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The families of four Americans charged in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition insisted on Thursday that their loved ones were ���unjustly detained��� on the island awaiting legal proceedings. Last week, the government of the Turks and Caicos confirmed that they had charged Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies 05/03/2024 11:47am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ��� With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies ��� joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends ��� go off without a hitch this weekend. It won't b The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous' 05/03/2024 08:13am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Recent statements by France���s president and Britain���s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are ���dangerous��� and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the Kremlin���s spokesman said Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview publishe Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before vote 05/03/2024 07:04am • PANAMA CITY (AP) ��� Panama���s Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the candidacy of leading presidential contender Jos�� Ra��l Mulino on Friday, removing an element of uncertainty two days before the May 5 vote. The court was ruling on a challenge from lawyer Karisma Etienne Karama Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress 05/03/2024 06:41am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza. After months of stop-and-start negotia A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots 05/02/2024 09:19pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and fined $3,000. Kimberly Zapata, 47, also was ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Prosecutors The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks 05/02/2024 08:33pm • Hamas said Thursday it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on cease-fire talks, in response to Egypt's latest proposal. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said he spoke to Egypt���s intelligence chief and ���stressed the positive spirit of the movement in studying the cease- Are I Bonds a Good Investment for Retirees? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • I bonds have earned their reputation as an inflation-fighting tool for retirees. As of May 2024, I bonds are returning 4.28%, which is lower than the same period in 2023 but still well ahead of the inflation rate of 3.5%. The previous I bond rate stood at 5.27%, set in November 2023. What are I bond The Latest | Arrests top 2,000 as protests against Israel-Hamas war roil college campuses 05/02/2024 07:58pm • The number of people arrested in connection with protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war has now topped 2,000. The Associated Press has tallied arrests at 35 schools since a tent encampment began at Columbia University on April 17. Student protests have popped up at many college an NATO members 'deeply concerned' by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia 05/02/2024 02:21pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance's soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in a message posted on the socia Jeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties 05/02/2024 02:36am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China. Manele used his first speech as leader to promise to govern with inte Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent times 05/02/2024 01:38am • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor rights. Pro- Palestinian sentiments were also on display. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse t The Latest | Police tell UCLA protesters to disperse or face arrest 05/01/2024 10:53pm • Announcements broadcasted on the University of California, Los Angeles campus Wednesday evening told demonstrators to disperse or they would be arrested and face a misdemeanor charge. The protesters largely stayed in place, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. Police stood by strapping on riot gear. UC