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Associated Press REX, Ga. (AP) — The third-grade students at Roberta T. Smith Elementary School had only a few days until summer vacation, and an hour until lunch, but there was no struggle to focus as they filed into the classroom. They were ready for one of their favorite parts of the day. The children

Associated Press QEPARO, Albania (AP) — Albanians in the southwestern town of Himara have voted for a new mayor. The vote on Sunday comes after their previous choice was convicted and imprisoned on vote-buying charges. The case against Fredis Beleris, a dual Albanian-Greek national who was elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative

Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a year of challenges, practical and emotional, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated the

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, reporters from around the world rushed to the Polish-Ukrainian border to cover an exodus of refugees fleeing Russian bombs. Among them was Pablo González, a freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019, working for Spanish news agency

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crowds are psyched. The campaign donations are flooding in. Volunteers are showing up at field offices in droves. After a mostly smooth two-week campaign startup, Vice President Kamala Harris is headed into a crucial week that includes her most critical decision yet — choosing a running mate — while

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. Authorities said Sunday the vessel was Liberian-flagged. The Houthis claimed the attack but offered no explanation for the two-week

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Biden administration says it will soon expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico. The change will potentially ease strains on the Mexican government and lessen dangers for people trying to reach the U.S. border

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has rejected a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on grounds that he was prosecuted for political purposes. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is the first substantive order since the case was returned

Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is acknowledging that he had an extramarital affair years ago that contributed to the breakup of his first marriage. Emhoff issued the statement after the Daily Mail reported on the matter. The affair was known to the team that vetted Vice President Kamala Harris before

Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket drew ridicule from prominent Republicans during the Bluegrass State’s premier political event. U.S. Rep. James Comer lampooned the governor for trying to “reinvent his image from a wimpy choir boy to a liberal attack dog,” while U.S.

WALDORF, Md. (AP) — Local Maryland officials say one child was killed and another was injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a baseball game. Charles County government said in a news release that it happened Friday night in Waldorf, Maryland. The release says the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs