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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders said Tuesday that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti, which remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after the Pitit Desalin party, led by former senator and presidential …

What to know about Trump’s hush money trial: Follow the AP’s live coverage as deliberations resume. A guide to terms used in the Trump trial. Trump is the first ex-president on criminal trial. Here’s what to know about the hush money case. Trump is facing four criminal indictments, and a civil lawsuit. You can track all of the cases here. …

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu se defendió el domingo contra las crecientes críticas por parte de Estados Unidos por su liderazgo y la manera en que maneja su guerra contra Hamás, insistiendo en que la presión no lo detendrá de alcanzar “la victoria total”. En días recientes, funcionarios de Estados Unidos, el más fuerte …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the superstar R&B singer spoke about being thankful about the journey of his successful career that has lasted three …

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — Hieren a tiros a numerosas personas en un municipio suburbano de Filadelfia.

BERLÍN (AP) — Un sindicato que representa a la mayoría de los maquinistas de Alemania y el principal operador ferroviario nacional reanudaron las negociaciones en una amarga disputa sobre la jornada laboral y los salarios, y esperan lograr un acuerdo en la próxima semana, dijo la empresa en un comunicado el sábado. GDL ha convocado continuas huelgas de maquinistas de …

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. Plaintiffs and the LGBTQ+ community in Japan cheered it as giving them hope for change toward equality. The court does not have the power to overturn the current …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years after becoming a first-round draft pick and days after his 27th birthday, he contemplated giving up baseball altogether — a first for him, in spite …

QUITO (AP) — El Parque Nacional Galápagos cerró dos sitios de visita en dos islas en cuyas playas fueron halladas muertas aves marinas, lo que disparó el alerta de un presunto brote de gripe aviar. En un documento suscrito por Arturo Izurieta, director del parque, se informó que se cerraron las actividades turísticas en Bahía Urbina, de la isla Isabela, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiscal especial Hur dice que no suavizó sus conclusiones sobre Biden pero tampoco desacreditó al presidente injustamente.