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US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service’s own prescribed burn started a sprawling 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, the agency acknowledged Monday in a report published after a lengthy investigation.
Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S.
Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande . Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov.
Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community.
North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S.
15 killed and 26 injured in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, state media say

15 killed and 26 injured in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, state media say

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Wildfires raged across Algeria killing 15 people and injuring 26 others, state media reported Monday.
A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Somalia's capital, an army officer says

A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Somalia's capital, an army officer says

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber on Monday targeted a military training academy in Somalia, killing 25 soldiers in the capital of Mogadishu, a senior army officer said.
Israel's Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul

Israel's Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital on Monday after an emergency heart procedure, hours after tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his government's judicial overhaul plan held rival ra
11 killed as roof collapses at middle school gym in China's far northeast, officials say

11 killed as roof collapses at middle school gym in China's far northeast, officials say

BEIJING (AP) — Eleven people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in China's far northeast, authorities said Monday.