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7 people shot, 2 fatally, at a park in upstate Rochester, NY

July 29, 2024, 9:21am Nation & World

One person is dead and at least six others were injured following a mass shooting Sunday at a park in upstate New York. Read story

The Park Fire burns along Highway 32 near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024.

California firefighters make progress as wildfires push devastation; pilot killed in Oregon fire identified

The Park Fire burns along Highway 32 near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 9:13am Latest News

Firefighters made progress and were aided by improving weather over the weekend in the battle against wildfires covering massive areas and leaving a trail of damage in the western United States, but further evacuations and resources have been necessary as thousands of personnel tackle the flames. Read story

An Israeli firefighter investigates the scene of a deadly explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 19, 2024.

Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as U.S. warns against escalation

An Israeli firefighter investigates the scene of a deadly explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 19, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 9:06am Latest News

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a spiral into regional war following a weekend rocket strike that killed 12 children in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Read story

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, right, and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold a press conference after electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024.

Entrenched incumbent Maduro is declared winner of Venezuela’s disputed presidential election

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, right, and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold a press conference after electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 8:46am Nation & World

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was formally declared the winner of his country's disputed presidential election Monday, a day after the political opposition and the entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in the contest. Read story

People sing the national anthem at a rally demanding to free Ukrainian prisoners of war who are held in captivity in Russia, at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Several thousand people and soldiers gathered to commemorate the second anniversary of a Russia-orchestrated explosion that killed more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Russian-held Olenivka prison barracks.

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

People sing the national anthem at a rally demanding to free Ukrainian prisoners of war who are held in captivity in Russia, at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Several thousand people and soldiers gathered to commemorate the second anniversary of a Russia-orchestrated explosion that killed more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Russian-held Olenivka prison barracks.

July 29, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Read story

California&rsquo;s attorney general has declined to prosecute former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau, here in a 2016 file image, citing insufficient evidence.

LA Times reporter was leaked a list of problem deputies. The Sheriff’s Department investigated her

California&rsquo;s attorney general has declined to prosecute former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau, here in a 2016 file image, citing insufficient evidence.

July 29, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

For at least three years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department secretly investigated — and ultimately urged the state attorney general to prosecute — a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote about a leaked list of problem deputies, according to internal department records. Read story

This combo of images provided by the U.S. Department of State show Ismael &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;El Mayo&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquv?n Guzmv&deg;n Lv=pez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. (U.S.

Attorney says cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was kidnapped and brought to U.S.

This combo of images provided by the U.S. Department of State show Ismael &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;El Mayo&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquv?n Guzmv&deg;n Lv=pez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. (U.S.

July 28, 2024, 4:59pm Nation & World

The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his client was tricked into flying into the country, saying he was “forcibly kidnapped” by the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Read story

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93

July 28, 2024, 4:39pm Nation & World

Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. Read story

Luke de Pulford, Executive Director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Lawmakers from six countries say Beijing is pressuring them not to attend summit in Taiwan

Luke de Pulford, Executive Director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 27, 2024.

July 28, 2024, 4:29pm Nation & World

Lawmakers from at least six countries say Chinese diplomats are pressuring them not to attend a China-focused summit in Taiwan, in what they describe as efforts to isolate the self-governed island. Read story

A plane drops fire retardant on the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024.

Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts

A plane drops fire retardant on the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024.

July 28, 2024, 4:28pm Latest News

Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. Read story