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FILE - People stand on a rocky outcrop in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Tulum, Mexico, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms

Beryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land. The difference between hurricanes and tropical storms comes down to wind … more

By The Associated Press | 7/8/24

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal walks back to the Prime Minister residence after delivering a speech following the second round of the legislative elections, Sunday, July 7, 2024 in Paris. A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the country into political and economic turmoil. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The Latest | French prime minister to resign after left alliance wins the most seats in election

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday's snap parliamentary election. The New Popular Front fell short of … more

By The Associated Press | 7/8/24

Demonstrators wave Israeli flags during a protest marking nine months since the start of the war and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Latest | Cease-fire talks expected to resume this week as Hamas appears to soften demands

Talks on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume this week, with several officials saying the devastation caused by Israel's nine-month offensive likely helped push Hamas to soften its … more

By The Associated Press | 7/8/24

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate hosted by CNN with President Joe Biden, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

National abortion ban splits the Trump campaign and Republican activists writing the party platform

Republicans may remove a vow to ban abortion from their party platform for the first time in 40 years. Former President Donald Trump is pressuring the committee writing the platform to do so. Trump … more

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | 7/8/24

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens to questions during a presidential debate with President Joe Biden, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. The future Republican vice presidential candidate's plane is currently parked in an undisclosed airplane hangar, an empty spot on its fuselage for where a decal featuring his or her name will soon be placed. All that's left is an announcement from Trump on who he'll pick. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

The plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump's VP search comes down to its last days

The future Republican vice presidential candidate’s plane is currently parked in an undisclosed hangar — an empty spot on its fuselage for where a decal featuring his or her name will soon be … more

By JILL COLVIN | 7/8/24

Children play in a water park on a hot day, Friday, June 21, 2024, in the Bronx Borough of New York. Tens of millions of Americans are facing major heat waves, with temperatures consistently exceeding 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius). (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods

Millions of Americans are facing major heat waves with temperatures consistently exceeding 90 degrees. In big cities, the heat hits hardest for people of color and low-income residents. In New York, … more

By RYAN DOAN-NGUYEN | 7/8/24

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other before their meeting in New Delhi, India on Dec. 6, 2021. Modi on Monday begins a two-day visit to Russia that is his first since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, a conflict that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies by pushing Russia closer to India's rival China. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to ally Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine

India’s prime minister is kicking off a two-day visit to Russia, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine — a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies … more

By KRUTIKA PATHI and JIM HEINTZ | 7/8/24

Nate Golden, president of the Maryland Child Alliance, poses for a portrait with a petition form for the Baltimore Baby Fund, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

New parents in Baltimore could get $1,000 if voters approve 'baby bonus' initiative

A group of Baltimore teachers is asking voters to approve a program that would give $1,000 to new parents in hopes of reducing childhood poverty starting from birth. The “baby bonus” will appear … more

By LEA SKENE | 7/8/24

FILE - A woman uses a fan as she walks with her companion on a hot day in Beijing, June 16, 2024. June 2024 was the hottest June on record, according to Europe's Copernicus climate service on Monday, July 8. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June. It was the 13th straight month of record warmth. … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 7/7/24

Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Israeli military invited reporters for a tour of Rafah, where the military has been operating since May 6. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)

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

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. Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment … more

By OHAD ZWIGENBERG | 7/7/24

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

Amtrak rail service between New York and Boston has been restored after a lightning strike was believed to have caused a circuit breaker to malfunction. Service was restored late Saturday after the … more

7/7/24

Local city officials prepare voting kits for the legislative election in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Voters face a decisive choice in the runoff Sunday of snap parliamentary elections that could produce the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The Latest | France begins pivotal runoff elections that could propel the far right to power

France is voting 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. Sunday’s snap elections … more

By The Associated Press | 7/7/24

A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring nine, a Suffolk County fire official said. All of those killed and injured were inside the salon at the time, Third Assistant Chief Dominic Albanese said.

Off-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest

An off-duty New York Police Department officer who was among four killed when a drunk driver plowed into a nail salon on Long Island last month has been laid to rest. Hundreds gathered Saturday at a … more

7/6/24

4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say

Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky. Police say the shooting suspect later died after fleeing … more

7/6/24

Experts say Hurricane Beryl's explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season they can expect.

Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and downgrading to a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to once again become a hurricane as it hurtles towards southern Texas by Sunday evening. Hurricane … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 7/6/24

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he's also keeping his options open

Russian President Vladimir Putin's message to NATO was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or you’ll risk a conflict that could quickly turn into a … more

By The Associated Press | 7/6/24

President Joe Biden responds to questions from the traveling press as he arrives at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, July 5, 2024, from a campaign rally in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden faced a low bar in his first post-debate interview. It's not certain he cleared it

Joe Biden sat down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday for one of the most important interviews of the Democratic president’s decades-long political career. The 22-minute session came a … more

By STEVE PEOPLES | 7/5/24

This image provided by the Coconino County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office shows Daniel Paduchowski, who pleaded guilty Friday, July 5, 2024, in the death of his wife, Kelly Paduchowski, less than a week after he reported her missing. (Coconino County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Arizona man pleads guilty to murder in wife's death less than a week after reporting her missing

An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in his wife's death less than a week after he first reported her missing to police in Flagstaff. Authorities announced Daniel Paduchowski's … more

By RIO YAMAT and FELICIA FONSECA | 7/5/24

First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglass Emhoff watch as President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris as they view the Independence Day firework display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans turn their focus to Harris as talk of replacing Biden on Democratic ticket intensifies

For years, it’s been a Republican scare tactic. A vote to reelect President Joe Biden, they charged, is really a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris — an attack line sometimes tinged with … more

By JILL COLVIN | 7/5/24

Firefighters keep watch on hot spots from the Sharp Fire in Simi Valley, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Firefighters make progress against California wildfire, but heat and fire risks grow in the West

Firefighters have made progress against a California wildfire that triggered extensive evacuation orders, but damage assessments have raised the number of destroyed structures to 25 and forecasters … more

7/5/24

Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order

Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

Site of 3 killings during pivotal, bloody 1967 Detroit riot receives historic marker

Jonesboro man sentenced for child pornography