French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia to curb spiraling violence, the presidency said Wednesday. At least three people were killed and four others, including a gendarme, were seriously injured, according to officials in the territory and French media reports on Wednesday. More than 130 people have been arrested and more than 300 have been injured since Monday, when protests over a voting by in...
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- Biden and Trump agree on debates in June and September, but working out details could be challenging
- Slovakian prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says
- Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
- Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original 'catastrophe' with eyes on the war in Gaza
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia
- On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
- Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
- India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows
- Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
- South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
- Filipino activists and fishermen sail in 100-boat flotilla to disputed shoal guarded by China
- Mexican citizens were traveling to work at a Florida farm when a pickup hit their bus, killing 8
- Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
- 70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
- An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it
Tue, 14 May 2024
- ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
- The Latest: Caitlin Clark makes WNBA regular-season debut for the Indiana Fever
- Caitlin Clark struggles early in WNBA debut before scoring 20 points in Fever's loss to Connecticut
- Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
- 11 people die in shootings in small town in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, prosecutors say
- Cohen gives insider details at trial as Trump's defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance
- Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port
- Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
- Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways
- The Latest | UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day
- Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
- The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead
- American sought after So I raped you Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
- As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope shell double down on gender equity
- The Latest | Court upholds gag order against Trump in hush money case
- Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
- Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
- Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions
- Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
- There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred
- Georgian lawmakers approve a divisive foreign influence bill that has sparked weeks of protests
- Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
- Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum adding to tensions with Beijing
- Dispute over transgender woman admitted to Wyoming sorority to be argued before appeal judges
- Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week
- Ex-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was 'colossal' waste, let Putin inflict more damage
- Cannes kicks off with Greta Gerwig's jury and a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep
- Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep
- Congress is sending families less help for day care costs. So states are stepping in
Mon, 13 May 2024
- Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
- Billboard collapses onto people in Mumbai, India, killing at least 14 but others may be trapped
- Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
- Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say
- Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
- A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
- Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
- UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
- What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
- Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
- The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
- Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
- Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
- Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out
- Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
- Charter flights for WNBA road games was an early Mother's Day gift for players with children
- India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
- Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration
- Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
- Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
- Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
- More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes
Sun, 12 May 2024
- Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term
- A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning
- Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
- Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
- Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections
- Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case
- Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial
- Hawks win NBA lottery in year where there's no clear choice for No. 1 pick
- Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather
- Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
- Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
- Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
- An apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 8 killed
- Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
- More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't
- Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
- US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
- With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
- NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day
- Switzerlands Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza
- Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
- Wary of wars in Gaza and Ukraine, old foes Turkey and Greece test a friendship initiative
- Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
- Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine
Sat, 11 May 2024
- Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
- Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
- Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
- What's the history of 'outside agitators'? Here's what to know about the label and campus protests
- Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
- Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
- Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
- Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- US special operations leaders are having to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine
- Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
- A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
- Nuggets bounce back with 117-90 blowout of Timberwolves behind 24 points from energized Murray
- Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
- America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
- The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
- Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
Fri, 10 May 2024
- Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities
- UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
- Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park
- US says Israels use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
- At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South in a week of severe weather
- Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
- In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
- US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
- Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series
- Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
- Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
- Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil
- Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online
- Mixing games and education, Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria to promote mental health
- Raucous crowd roars its approval for Caitlin Clark in her home debut with Fever, an 83-80 win
- For Israels contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
- 'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
- The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warning
- A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets
- One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
- Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
- Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But its proving not to be simple
Thu, 09 May 2024
- Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
- Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its 'fingernails' if needed
- Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records
- Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
- Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
- Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
- Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
- 2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says
- Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life
- House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe
- Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
- US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
- Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
- The Latest | Testimony in Trump's hush money trial forges ahead with more witnesses
- Holy Year or holy mess, Vatican and Rome begin dash to 2025 Jubilee with papal bull, construction
- The Philadelphia Phillies are hot, loose and loving life as one of the best teams in baseball
- Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France
- Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach
- TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal
- Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
- Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
- The Latest | First shipment of humanitarian aid leaves for US-built floating pier off Gaza
- Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
- Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats
- House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers
Wed, 08 May 2024
- Powerful storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US
- Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country
- Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
- Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case
- House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
- Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
- Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3
- Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
- Why the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack
- The Rev. Al Sharpton calls for justice in eulogy for Ohio man who died last month in police custody
- Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
- Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled
- Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Paris
- Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed
- Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say
- Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
- A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
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