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May 16, 2024

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza

A U.S.-built pier has been installed to bring aid to Gaza, and U.S. military officials hope to deliver about 90 to 150 truckloads of aid each day; it is not yet clear if the new route will work.

May 16, 2024

Alaska lawmakers end their session with late bills passing on energy, education

Alaska lawmakers ended their session early with last-minute bills addressing issues like correspondence school programs and energy; quarreling over the budget was muted.

May 16, 2024

Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers

The Justice Department announced multiple arrests in a series of stolen identity theft cases that are reportedly part of a scheme that generates proceeds for North Korea its weapons program.

May 16, 2024

Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 children he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison

Oregon man Albert Wayne Johnson has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, after meeting two 15-year-old girls online and sexually abusing them while driving them through 3 states.

May 16, 2024

Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office

Lawmakers in Peru have begun another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office; she has already survived 4 attempts at cutting her term short.

May 16, 2024

Ex-South African leader's corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election

South African prosecutors said that the country's former President Jacob Zuma will go on trial next April for alleged corruption, years after he was formally charged with taking bribes.

May 16, 2024

Russia expels British defense attaché in a tit-for-tat move

In response to London's decision earlier this month to expel the Russian defense attaché over spying allegations, Russia has given Britain's defense attaché a week to leave the country.

May 16, 2024

Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in

Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed movie 'Megalopolis' has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a passion project Coppola has been pondering for years.

May 16, 2024

Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii crowned Miss USA after previous winner resigned, citing mental health

Hawaii's Savannah Gankiewicz was crowned Miss USA 2023 during a coronation attended by the state's Gov. Josh Green, after the previous titleholder Noelia Voigt resigned for mental health reasons.

May 16, 2024

A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico was gravely wounded in an apparent assassination attempt weeks before an election; here's a look at other political assassinations and attempts this century.