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Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in 'safe zone'

Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in 'safe zone'

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza overnight and into Tuesday, including one that struck an Israeli-declared “safe zone” crowded with thousands of displaced people.
Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson was convicted Tuesday in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media, an ambitious startup that collapsed after another executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype the company’s succe
Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all counts at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions

Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to ask voters to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban sued the state on Tuesday for rejecting their petitions to get the measure on the November ballot.
A dam fails in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

A dam fails in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

CHICAGO (AP) — Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling
French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government, as France prepares to host the Paris Olympics at the end of the month.
200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in UN-backed mission to fight criminal gangs

200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in UN-backed mission to fight criminal gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
Israeli military says it will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men. That could rattle the government

Israeli military says it will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men. That could rattle the government

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military announced Tuesday it will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. That follows a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious men to begin enlisting for military services.
5 killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota scheme

5 killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota scheme

DHAKA, Banglades (AP) — At least 5 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate incidents in Bangladesh as violence continued Tuesday on university campuses in the nation's capital and elsewhere over a government jobs quota scheme local medi
A rare shooting by multiple attackers in a Shiite mosque in Oman kills 5 and wounds dozens more

A rare shooting by multiple attackers in a Shiite mosque in Oman kills 5 and wounds dozens more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rare shooting by multiple attackers at a Shiite mosque in Oman killed five people and wounded many more including a police officer, authorities said Tuesday.
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