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Trump attacks Charlamagne Tha God after radio host criticizes his presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying in a social media post that the popular broadcaster "knows nothing about me or what I have done." Trump's comments came a day after Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard McKelvey, criticized Trump on the Fox News show "My View with Lara Trump." The show is hosted by the president's daughter-in-law, a former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Asked how he would rate Trump's pres
Aug. 4, 2025 -
Trump tariff rates unlikely to change: US trade adviser
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- New US tariff rates are "pretty much set" with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade adviser said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil. Trump, who has wielded tariffs as a tool of American economic might, has set tariff rates for dozens of economies including the European Union at between 10 and 41 percent come Aug. 7, his new hard deadline for the duties. In a pre-taped interview broadcast Sund
Aug. 4, 2025 -
US court upholds order blocking indiscriminate targeting by immigration patrols
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- A US appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California that led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented. The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel denies the federal government's appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt the "roving patrols" in Los Angeles that immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. District Judge Maam
Aug. 3, 2025 -
Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs. Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparring on social media for days. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform abruptly took that spat into the very real -- and rarely publicized -- sphere of nuclear forces. "Based on the hi
Aug. 3, 2025 -
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers (US envoy meets with hostages' families
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health workers said Saturday. The violence came a day after US officials visited a GHF site and the US ambassador called the troubled system "an incredible feat." Another 19 people were shot dead as they crowded near the Zikim crossing from Israel in the hope
Aug. 3, 2025 -
SpaceX delivers 4 astronauts to International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March. SpaceX will bring those four back as early as Wednesday. Moving in are NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan'
Aug. 3, 2025 -
Wave-riding canines compete in World Dog Surfing Championships
Charlie the 10-year-old yellow lab likes surfing so much, he’ll grab his surfboard and run toward the water. His humans sometimes have to hide his board if they want to chat with friends on the beach. Charlie joined about 15 to 20 other canine wave riders in Pacifica, 22 kilometers south of San Francisco, on Saturday at the World Dog Surfing Championships, an annual contest that draws thousands of spectators to Pacifica State Beach. Pooches competed against similarly sized peers for a chance to
Aug. 3, 2025 -
Pope thrills young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of thousands of young people on Saturday to have the courage to make radical choices to do good, as he presided over his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics during the highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year. Leo encountered a sea of people as he arrived by helicopter at the Tor Vergata field on Rome’s outskirts for a vigil service of the Jubilee of Youth. Hailing from early 150 countries, the pilgrims had set up campsites on the fi
Aug. 3, 2025 -
From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught last week left a lot of losers -- from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy US trading partners like Canada and Switzerland. They’re now facing especially hefty taxes -- tariffs -- on the products they export to the United States starting Aug. 7. The closest thing to winners may be the countries that caved to Trump’s demands -- and avoided even more pain. But it’s unclear whether anyone will be able to claim victory in
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Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador (AFP) -- Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. After one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded rattled Russia's sparsely populated Far East, more than a dozen nations -- from Japan to the US to Ecuador -- warned citizens to stay away from coastal regions. Storm surges of up to four meters were predicted for some parts of the Pacific, after the 8.8 quake struck off Russia's Kamchatka penins
July 31, 2025 -
Radar satellite to track changes to Earth
NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, according to scientists. Rocketing to orbit from India, the satellite will survey virtually all of Earth’s terrain multiple times. Its two radars — one from the US and the other from India — will operate day and
July 31, 2025 -
Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
NEW YORK (AP) — The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make US vaccine policy. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, accusing them of being too closely aligned with manufacturers and of rubber-stamping vaccines. He handpicked replacements that include several vaccine skeptics. In
July 31, 2025 -
Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state in September
Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at a meeting of the UN in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, adding more pressure on the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. The announcement came after France said last week it would recognize a Palestinian state, and a day after Britain said it would recognize the state at the UN if the fighting in Gaza, part of the Palestinian territories occupied by Israe
July 31, 2025 -
Massive sea turtle returns to the ocean off Florida after treatment for a boat strike
JUNO BEACH, Florida (AP) — A massive sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday. The adult female, named Pennywise and weighing 137 kilograms, was deemed healthy and strong enough to return to the wild after being treated by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s veterinary team in Palm Beach County, Florida, for the past few months. After a short ride from the center, six volunteers hauled the turtle on a gurney do
July 31, 2025 -
Pacific tsunami risk eases after magnitude-8.8 quake hits off Russia
A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings for millions of people across the Pacific. From Japan, China and the Philippines to Hawaii, the US West Coast and Latin American countries like Mexico and Ecuador, warnings were issued to residents to brace for potentially life-threatening, meter-high waves. But hours after the quake rocked Russia's Far East, there were no reports of major damage on Wednesday. In many regions, tsunami warnings were lifted or downgra
July 30, 2025