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Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions

Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “ fish doorbell ” on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawn
Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alleged corruption and terror links

Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alleged corruption and terror links

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror lin
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution

Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus. Jessie Hoffman Jr.
Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released

Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released

DALLAS (AP) — Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. U.S.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.
Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a br
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo

Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said.
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S.