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Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia (AP) — Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo'o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beac
Minnesota man who shot 2 officers and a firefighter wasn't allowed to have guns

Minnesota man who shot 2 officers and a firefighter wasn't allowed to have guns

A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a firefighter in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn't legally allowed to have guns and was entangled in a yearslong dispute over the custody and financial support of his three old
A shaken Minnesota community waits for answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter

A shaken Minnesota community waits for answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a paramedic in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn’t legally allowed to have guns and was entangled in a years-long dispute over the custody and financial suppor
Widow of slain Haitian president, ex-prime minister and a former police chief are indicted in case

Widow of slain Haitian president, ex-prime minister and a former police chief are indicted in case

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov.
Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war

Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war , the territory's Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in the deadliest round of violence in the
Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations' top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediate
2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead

2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead

BURNSVILLE, Minn.
Police say 53 men massacred in Papua New Guinea tribal violence, Australian state media reports

Police say 53 men massacred in Papua New Guinea tribal violence, Australian state media reports

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say 53 men have been massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, Australian state media reported on Monday.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is released on parole after serving 6 months in a hospital

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is released on parole after serving 6 months in a hospital

BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses.
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