JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s fragile ceasefire is facing its first major test. An Israeli security official said the transfer of humanitarian aid into the territory was halted Sunday after Hamas militants killed two soldiers, but later said it would resume Monday. Israeli forces launched a wave of strikes across Gaza but later said they resumed…… MORE
State emergency management officials say they’re facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country’s ability to respond to crises. The Trump administration has cut state grants and tied funding to immigration enforcement. And the government shutdown adds to the problem. Last week, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to…… MORE
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s a war of words between President Donald Trump and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro over illegal drugs, with hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid hanging in the balance. Trump says he’ll slash U.S. assistance and enact tariffs because Colombia’s leftist president “does nothing to stop” drug production and…… MORE
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Preliminary results show that Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, has won Bolivia’s presidential election, galvanizing voters outraged by the country’s economic crisis and frustrated with 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. “The trend is irreversible,” said ҳcar…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he’s humbled by his experience behind bars. But he says he’s also unconcerned about the “pearl clutching” of critics upset that President Donald Trump granted him clemency. Speaking on…… MORE