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A San Antonio mother was arrested after leaving her three children in a hot car while shopping, police say

A mother who police said left her three children in a hot car in San Antonio, Texas for nearly an hour while shopping was arrested after a good Samaritan helped rescue them from the vehicle.

2024-07-05T22:03:15Z

It's France's moment of truth. Here's how its snap elections work and what comes next

PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice Sunday in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could produce the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or leave it with no majority emerging at all.

2024-07-01T09:10:57Z

France votes, with far right seeking power

By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung parliament. A hung parliament would severely dent President Emmanuel Macron's authority and herald a prolonged period of instability and policy

2024-07-07T09:14:33Z

The ‘fearless young activists’ thrown in jail for climate campaigns in Cambodia

They are young and passionate about protecting Cambodia’s rich and ecologically fragile environment.

2024-07-07T00:07:38Z

US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret on Saturday for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan's far southwest.

2024-07-06T11:50:52Z

Beryl is expected to regain strength and slam into Texas as a hurricane, marking the first US landfall of the Atlantic season

Tropical Storm Beryl will strengthen as it tracks toward the Texas-Mexico border this weekend, bringing a risk of damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous flooding to Texas beginning late Sunday. It will mark the first US landfall storm of the 2024 Atlantic season. Here’s the latest:

2024-07-06T04:34:16Z

MP Housefather appointed to new role fighting antisemitism

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been named the federal government's new special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

2024-07-05T16:56:54Z

Far right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic hung parliament weeks before the Paris Olympic Games, severely denting

2024-07-07T06:34:07Z

Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to reelect incumbent conservative as city's governor

TOKYO (AP) — Voters in Tokyo cast ballots Sunday to decide whether to reelect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for a third four-year term.

2024-07-07T03:53:36Z

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town.

2024-07-07T09:50:01Z

Spectacular new "3D" Pillars of Creation merges Hubble and Webb views

"When we combine observations from NASA's space telescopes across different wavelengths of light, we broaden our understanding of the universe."

2024-06-28T21:40:28Z

UK urged to protect Ukraine from legal action over private debt default

Campaigners are urging Britain’s new Labour government to prevent Ukraine being sued in the UK courts if the country defaults on its debts to private creditors. The organisation Debt Justice said a two-year suspension of Ukraine’s debt payments was scheduled to expire on 1 August, and that action was needed to protect Kyiv from the possibility of legal action from its creditors. Ukraine is in negotiations with bondholders and is seeking a debt...

2024-07-07T10:00:43Z

At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally

NICE, France (AP) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France. And now he could become the country's youngest prime minister.

2024-07-01T17:32:18Z

Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Beryl was hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas, forecast to pick up strength and regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day with heavy rains, howling winds and dangerous storm surge.

2024-07-07T04:08:54Z

What would a Harris candidacy mean for the elusive independent woman voter?

The independent voter is the elusive prize in any election. This year, Democrats are hoping that widespread support for abortion rights will draw in women who might have previously shied away from the party. But polling shows that independent female voters, a critical group for any candidate, are particularly unenthused about the prospect of choosing between the same two guys who ran for election last time. Now, with some Democrats publicly...

2024-07-07T10:06:47Z

To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. But the chorus of Democratic voices calling for him to step aside is growing, from donors, strategists, lawmakers and their constituents who say he should bow out.

2024-07-06T15:51:50Z

A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in western Russia’s border region was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said.

2024-07-07T09:34:43Z

As a young hitchhiker, he survived a ride with a serial killer. Now he’s telling his story

Steve Fishman was hitchhiking in Connecticut in 1975 when he accepted a ride from a chatty lone man in a Buick. Fishman was stunned a few months later to see the man’s face in news reports saying he’d confessed to a series of rapes and murders.

2024-07-07T09:09:16Z

Deadly Gaza battles, Hezbollah rockets as war enters 10th month

Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the war entered its 10th month, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic efforts underway to halt the violence. - Heavy clashes - The fighting and bombardment in besieged Gaza raged on unabated on Sunday, with medics and emergency services in the Hamas-run territory reporting yet more deaths in several strikes.

2024-07-07T05:03:29Z

Vice President Harris takes the stage at Essence Festival, only mentions Biden once

Vice President Harris takes the stage at Essence Festival, only mentions President Joe Biden once.

2024-07-07T02:03:24Z

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November.

2024-07-07T00:48:14Z

France heads to the polls as centrists scramble to keep the far right from taking power

Voters are headed to the polls in France for the second round of a high-stakes election that will decide if the far right National Rally will win a majority in Parliament.

2024-07-06T19:06:00Z

Amtrak service between New York City and Boston restored after lightning causes malfunction

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak rail service between New York and Boston was restored after a lightning strike was believed to have caused a circuit breaker to malfunction, the rail service announced Saturday night.

2024-07-06T21:52:32Z

Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race

President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii’s governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors and whose family has known the president for years.

2024-07-07T00:58:05Z

Brantford, Ont., to honour hometown comedy legend Phil Hartman with mural

Hartman, who was born in Brantford, will be honoured with a large tribute on the city’s performing arts centre. The city is now taking artists’ design submissions.

2024-07-06T08:14:26Z

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNRWA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

The Israeli military says militants were operating in the area. A displaced man at the school says children are among the injured.

2024-07-06T20:36:59Z

Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

2024-07-06T04:24:46Z

Alcaraz faces piano man at Wimbledon as Raducanu sparks home hopes

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz targets the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Sunday against a piano-playing Frenchman, while Emma Raducanu has British fans dreaming of a first home women's champion in 47 years. On Sunday, the 14th-ranked Shelton takes on world number one and Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner for a place in the quarter-finals.

2024-07-07T09:49:15Z

At least seven people killed, several feared trapped in India building collapse

At least seven people have died and several are feared trapped after a building in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Saturday, according to police and rescue officials.

2024-07-07T05:08:19Z

Torrid heat bakes millions of people in large swaths of US, setting records and fanning wildfires

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat over the weekend and into next week from a long-running heat wave that broke or tied records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.

2024-07-07T04:29:00Z

Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize efforts to undo coups and curb violence spreading across the region.

2024-07-06T16:11:39Z

Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month war in Gaza. "We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the two Hamas officials told

2024-07-07T09:14:33Z

Sudanese Olympic backstroker Ziyad Saleem of Cal looks to leave his mark on Paris Games

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — As a boy in Milwaukee, Ziyad Saleem would walk through the house pretending to swim backstroke — arm circling backward along the right ear and over his shoulder, then the other arm doing the same on the left side.

2024-07-07T10:04:49Z

France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament

PARIS (AP) — Voting has begun in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.

2024-07-07T07:39:17Z

Democracy is in bad health, Pope Francis says

TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) - Democracy is not in good shape, Pope Francis said on Sunday, urging politicians to shun populism and instead work together to build stronger societies and tackle voter apathy. The 87-year-old pope was in the northeastern city of Trieste for a flying visit -- his fourth trip within Italy in just over two months as he prepares for a 12-day journey across Asia in September

2024-07-07T09:34:38Z

Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week

Canada will get its first female defence chief, the Labour Party swept the polls in the United Kingdom and Canada's unemployment rate rose last month.

2024-07-06T11:26:13Z

Explainer-France's political alliances and their election pledges

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) - France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a parliamentary election, reshaping the political landscape into three large blocs. From the far-right National Rally to the leftwing New Popular Front and Macron's centrist alliance called 'Together', here is an overview of the

2024-07-07T00:13:05Z

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

2024-07-06T01:49:19Z

EVs could get more expensive in Canada. Are e-bikes the right fit for you?

With surveys suggesting Canadians are feeling the strain from vehicle ownership, many will be looking for an alternative. For many, the answer may lie beyond the car.

2024-07-05T18:23:24Z

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.

2024-07-06T14:56:45Z

Is this cave painting the world's oldest story?

Many thousands of years ago, one or more stone-age humans used a red-hued ochre pigment to depict what looks like a pig hunt on the wall of a cave on what is now the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Scientists have just dated the image to at least 51,200 years ago, making it the oldest example of visual storytelling on Earth by at least several thousand years. “In contrast to single-figure depictions, the agency of the juxtaposed figures...

2024-07-06T10:01:46Z

Major Democratic donors call for Biden to step aside after ABC News interview

President Joe Biden's interview and events in the days after his faltering debate performance have not quelled the fears of some major Democratic donors.

2024-07-06T22:57:45Z

Turnout high as France votes in crucial second round of snap parliamentary election

Voters are heading to the polls across France to vote in the second round of a snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron, who risks losing swaths of his centrist allies in parliament and being forced to see out the remaining three years of his presidential term in an awkward partnership with the far-right.

2024-07-07T06:08:35Z

Paris’ famous Moulin Rouge windmill gets its blades back

Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge windmill has been fitted with new blades, nearly three months after they fell off the landmark back in April.

2024-07-07T10:24:17Z

Alec Baldwin heads to trial for manslaughter over Rust shooting

Alec Baldwin is heading to trial on Tuesday on involuntary manslaughter charges in a case that will be closely watched by the entertainment industry, the news media, tabloids and legal experts. It has been a long road to trial since the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot during production of the movie Rust on 21 October 2021, a rare deadly tragedy on set. Prosecutors in Santa Fe will have to overcome numerous hurdles to convince a...

2024-07-07T10:06:46Z

Biden assails Project 2025, a plan to transform government, and Trump's claim to be unaware of it

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, a massive proposed overhaul of the federal government drafted by longtime allies and former officials in his administration, days after the head of the think tank responsible for the program suggested there would be a second American Revolution.

2024-07-05T18:38:09Z

Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to bring back hostages as war marks 9 months

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire that could bring back hostages held by Hamas.

2024-07-07T09:44:34Z

Harris puts focus on beating Trump, not concerns over Biden, as she tries to appeal to Black voters

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday put the focus on the dangers of a second Trump administration, rather than the growing concerns over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, as she attempted to convince Black voters to once again deliver a win for the Biden-Harris ticket.

2024-07-07T03:08:05Z

What will the Canada-U.K. relationship look like under a Labour government?

The Canada-U.K. relationship, while typically strong, has faced some bumps in the road this year and analysts say those tensions may continue for the short term.

2024-07-05T12:52:26Z

Tree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old artifacts

On June 20, a plethora of centuries-old items were found in the yard of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Some are believed to date back as far as the early 1700s.

2024-07-07T07:08:46Z