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Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank

Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza on Sunday, as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s H
Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election

Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing
Internet snarl delays vote count in Venezuelan opposition's primary to choose presidential candidate

Internet snarl delays vote count in Venezuelan opposition's primary to choose presidential candidate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ebullient Venezuelans on Sunday chose the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro , lining up under a scorching sun and torrential rain to cast ballots in a primary election t
Michigan State didn't seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator says

Michigan State didn't seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator says

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against No.
American basketball player attacked in Poland, left with injured eye socket

American basketball player attacked in Poland, left with injured eye socket

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An American basketball player at a professional Polish women's club was beaten and left with a head injury midweek with the attacker later detained, according to officials and reports in Polish media on Sunday.
Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in a serious flareup that cou
Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes
Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.
Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during it