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FILE - The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That&rsquo;s according to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. (U.S.

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

FILE - The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That&rsquo;s according to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. (U.S.

June 7, 2024, 8:52am Nation & World

The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. Read story

Trump rally in Arizona sees 11 hospitalized due to heat exhaustion

June 7, 2024, 8:50am Politics

Eleven people were hospitalized for heat exhaustion amid a Thursday Donald Trump rally during high temps in Phoenix. Read story

As Trump threatens deportations, Miami’s undocumented grapple with uncertain future

June 7, 2024, 8:50am Nation & World

The daughters of Bertha Sanles know no home beyond the United States. The youngest was born in Miami. The eldest doesn’t remember the Nicaragua she left behind when she was 10 years old. Read story

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, Friday, June 7, 2024.

Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, Friday, June 7, 2024.

June 7, 2024, 8:46am Nation & World

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. Read story

French President Emmanuel Macron is shown handing out a Legion of Honor medal on a screen during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy.

Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home

French President Emmanuel Macron is shown handing out a Legion of Honor medal on a screen during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy.

June 7, 2024, 8:43am Nation & World

POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — by drawing on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the seaside cliffs of Pointe du… Read story

The Clark County Council interviews John Ley for an open seat on the council in Vancouver on Jan. 22, 2019.

Election fraud charges don’t stop Camas Republican John Ley’s 18th District House campaign

The Clark County Council interviews John Ley for an open seat on the council in Vancouver on Jan. 22, 2019.

June 7, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

At this point, nothing prevents a candidate who faces felony election fraud charges from seeking a seat in the same district where his residency was challenged in 2022. Read story

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023. Top U.S. leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress. The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel&rsquo;s military assault on Gaza. The invitation from House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and the other leaders has been in the works for some time.

Israel’s Netanyahu set to address U.S. Congress on July 24, AP source says

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023. Top U.S. leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress. The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel&rsquo;s military assault on Gaza. The invitation from House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and the other leaders has been in the works for some time.

June 6, 2024, 4:56pm Nation & World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read story

U.S .to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.

June 6, 2024, 3:20pm Politics

The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault. Read story