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EXPLAINER - What's the secret to Turkey's threats of incursion into Syria?
Residents in northern Syria are preparing for a new battle.

Harini Logan, The Revenant, rallies for spelling bee title
Harini Logan continued to try and learn from her near misses in online spelling contests. She was a well-respected speller in English, but she never won a national title.

Satellite images show a new Chinese carrier near launch
Satellite photos analyzed Friday by The Associated Press revealed that China's most advanced aircraft carrier appears to be close to completion.

AP-NORC poll reveals the divide between lay Catholics, bishops
A majority of lay Catholics don't agree with the hardline views of some conservative Catholic bishops in America.

Queen Elizabeth II skips the Platinum Jubilee church ceremony
Prince Harry and Meghan joined other members the royal family of Britain on Friday to attend a service in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign.

GOP's Cornyn is tapped as Senate leader to discuss gun laws
In less than 48 hours, a gunman attacked an elementary school in Texas and killed 19 children and 2 teachers.

EXPLAINER - Russia-Ukraine war at 100 days by the numbers
100 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the world is witness to a constant stream of heartbreaking scenes.

UN Secretary-General renews appeals for peace
Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary General, reiterated Friday his call for an immediate halt in violence on the 100th anniversary of the war in Ukraine.

Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
A Texas senator stated Friday that the state agency that investigated the mass shooting at Uvalde's elementary school has found that the commander under fire for his slow response to police calls was not carrying a radio during the event.

Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone
Federal scientists announced Friday that the atmospheric level of heat-trapping carbon dioxide has surpassed a critical milestone.

A shocking secret: Russia-Ukraine war is shaped by electronic warfare
The simple act of turning on a cellphone could bring down a storm of death on the battlefields of Ukraine.

Cops shoot Texas escapee, who murdered 4 children and granddad, fatally
Officials said that a convicted murderer who had escaped a Texas prison bus was shot dead by Texas law enforcement after he killed five family members,

Russia could be staying in Ukraine after 100 days of war.
Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine.

Explainer: Is it illegal to possess guns in Canada? Key questions answered
Canada's government has introduced legislation Monday to ban the sale and purchase handguns.

Israel claims that a laser missile shield will cost only $2 per interception
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday that Israel will soon deploy a laser-based air defense system to counter enemy drones and rockets. It will cost $2 per interception.

Rwanda declares that it will not stand by if Congo is attacked in a dispute
After accusing Congo of firing missiles across its border earlier this month, Rwanda's foreign minister stated Tuesday that it will retaliate against any further attacks by the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Biden offers to supply Ukraine longer-range missiles
As part of the $700 million weapons package, which will be revealed on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to supply Ukraine with advanced rocket systems capable of striking with precision at long-range Russian targets.

Germany will send IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine - Scholz
After appeals from Kyiv's opposition parties and Germany to increase heavy weapon deliveries, Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that Germany would supply Ukraine with IRIS-T, an air defense system.

Request to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine by the Danish vetoed by Switzerland - TV
According to Swiss broadcaster SRF, the Swiss government has rejected Denmark's request for Swiss-made armoured personnel carrier to Ukraine.

China claims it has conducted a'readiness patrol" around Taiwan
On Wednesday, the Chinese military stated that it had conducted a combat readiness patrol in the airspace and seas around Taiwan in recent days.

Biden: US sends medium-range rocket systems (MRO) to Ukraine
According to the Biden administration, it will send Ukraine a few high-tech medium-range rocket systems.

Experts: It's another busy hurricane season, according to experts
Get ready for another hurricane season.

Texas police: Texas teacher propped-opening door before attack
A Robb Elementary School exterior door did not lock after it was shut by a teacher, shortly before a gunman entered and killed 19 students and two teachers.

Justice Dept. Review the Texas School Shooting Response
Sunday's announcement by the Justice Department was that it would review the law enforcement response in Texas to the school shooting.

New Wyoming abortion clinic doesn't need a looming ruling or fire to continue operations
The organizers of a Wyoming women's clinic opened in summer 2013. They were optimistic about the plans, even though they knew that they would be challenged by opponents.

Pelosi's husband was arrested in California for DUI
Police records show that Paul Pelosi (82-year-old husband to Nancy Pelosi), was arrested on Sunday for suspicion of driving under the influence in Northern California.

Pope Francis names San Diego Bishop McElroy as a cardinal
Pope Francis named Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, as one of his ideological allies, who has often fought with more conservative U.S. bishops.

Governors disagree on gun control and school security
The U.S. is mourning the deaths of 19 elementary school students as well as two teachers in Texas' latest mass shooting. Democratic governors are urging for more gun restrictions.

Rescuers near the plane that crashed in Nepal, 22 people aboard
Officials said that rescuers had located a possible site for a passenger jet carrying 22 people. It is believed to have crashed in Nepal's mountains on Sunday.

Oklahoma Festival Shooting: Agency: 1 Dead, 7 Injured
Police said that a 26-year old man was being held after one person was shot and killed, as well as seven others were hurt in the shooting at an eastern Oklahoma outdoor festival.

Russia and Ukraine fight in the east while Zelenskyy visits the front
Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter fighting Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian town.

1 Billion pills seized: East and SE Asia hit ominous drug peak
The U.N. announced Monday that the number of methamphetamine tablets found in East and Southeast Asia was more than a billion.

Anguish of a father outside a Texas school as the shooting unfolded
Javier Cazares ran to his daughter's school after hearing about a shooting.

Block by block, Russians and Ukrainians battle in eastern city
Russian troops advanced deeper into an eastern Ukrainian city Monday, fighting with Kyiv's forces street by street in a battle that left Sievierodonetsk ruined.

The war in Ukraine has led to an increase in food prices and hunger in Africa.
Ayan Hassan Abdulrahman now pays twice the amount it cost a year ago to purchase the wheat flour she uses for breakfast every day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital.

O'Rourke believes that Texas' governor's race will be shaken by O'Rourke's shooting.
Democrat Beto O'Rourke, still mourning the Texas massacre, gave his long-shot campaign a jolt.

A probe could shed light on the time-lapse of police officers in Uvalde deaths
Police have been trained to confront the shooters of the many horrific attacks that followed the Columbine High School massacre 20 years ago.

Mexico's 1st Hurricane of the Pacific Season makes landfall
On Monday, the strongest hurricane ever to hit land in May's eastern Pacific swept across a stretch of southern Mexico tourist beaches and fishing villages.

GOP Congressman and former NRA endorsee, says he supports ban on assault weapons following the Buffalo, Uvalde disaster
Chris Jacobs stated at a news conference, "If an assault weapons bill came to the ground that would ban something similar to an AR-15,"

4 Children and 1 Adult were killed in Penn. House Explosion Identified By Authorities, 2 More Injured
Authorities said that they are still investigating the cause of Friday's explosion in Pottstown.

The 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid in Czech History
Today, eighty years ago, Reinhard Heydrich drove through Prague in an open-top Mercedes.

Lithuanians organize a donation drive to purchase a Bayraktar drone in Ukraine
In solidarity with the former Soviet Union country, hundreds of Lithuanians have contributed to buying an advanced military drone for Ukraine's war against Russia.

Evacuations to flee the Russians are slow, tedious, and costly
As Russian forces advance, civilians flee eastern Ukraine to escape the threatening sound of sirens and gunfire.

Algerian dissidents: Victims or outlaws of crackdown?
Mohamed Benhalima appears nervous and scared as he is taken off an airplane at Algiers airport. He is then handcuffed with the arm of a security officer around his neck.

Russia seizes small cities to expand the east Ukraine war
Russia claimed Saturday that its soldiers and separatist fighters had captured an important railway junction in eastern Ukraine.

Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse
On Saturday, a Florida judge approved an initial settlement worth more than $1B for families that lost loved ones last year in the Florida condo building collapse.

Warnings about critical fire conditions issued throughout the US Southwest
On Saturday, the U.S. Southwest was engulfed in warnings about critical fire conditions.

At a Nigerian church fair stampede, 31 children were killed
According to police, 31 people were killed and seven others injured in a stampede at a southern Nigerian church charity event.