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2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Two female employees of a Southern California technical college were shot on campus Friday and taken to the hospital in an incident that authorities attributed to workplace violence. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m.
Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebrations around the service’s 250th birthday.
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm , dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession. U.S.
7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.
7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck and a tour van collided on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S.
Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say, in latest confrontation over assistance

Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say, in latest confrontation over assistance

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza on Friday in international waters off Malta, the group organizing the shipment said, in the latest confrontation over efforts to send assistance to the Palestinian territory devast
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother

Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.
Alternative for Germany is listed as a 'right-wing extremist' party by domestic intelligence agency

Alternative for Germany is listed as a 'right-wing extremist' party by domestic intelligence agency

BERLIN (AP) — The German domestic intelligence service said Friday it has classified the Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections in February, as a “right-wing extremist effort” — making it subject to greater and broad