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What about those who can’t flee fighting in Sudan? Many face danger and despair

May 27, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

Mahmoud almost never leaves his small apartment in east Khartoum. Electricity has been out for most of the past month, so he swelters in the summer heat. When he does venture out to find food, he leaves his mobile phone behind because of looters in the street. Otherwise, he hunkers… Read story

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters about the debt limit negotiations, as he leaves the House for Memorial Day weekend, Thursday, May 25, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Biden says debt default deal “very close’ while deadline now set at June 5

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters about the debt limit negotiations, as he leaves the House for Memorial Day weekend, Thursday, May 25, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

May 26, 2023, 3:45pm Latest News

Time running short, the government announced a new June 5 default deadline late Friday, threatening to send the White House and Republicans toward more cliff-edge negotiations over cutting spending and raising the nation's legal debt limit Read story

Olha Hinkina dances with her friend at the recovery camp for children and their mothers affected by the war near Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A generation of Ukrainian children have seen their lives upended by Russia's invasion of their country. Hundreds of kids have been killed. For the survivors, the wide-ranging trauma is certain to leave psychological scars that will follow them into adolescence and adulthood. UNICEF says an estimated 1.5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of mental health issues.

Scarred by war, Ukrainian children carry on after losing parents, homes and innocence

Olha Hinkina dances with her friend at the recovery camp for children and their mothers affected by the war near Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A generation of Ukrainian children have seen their lives upended by Russia's invasion of their country. Hundreds of kids have been killed. For the survivors, the wide-ranging trauma is certain to leave psychological scars that will follow them into adolescence and adulthood. UNICEF says an estimated 1.5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of mental health issues.

May 26, 2023, 1:45pm Nation & World

The two children squinted to see through the thick smoke that hung in the air after a deafening blast shook their small home in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Read story

FILE - Deb Lathrop prepares a snack in the kitchen behind a window sprayed with fire retardant left from the Spring Creek fire on July 20, 2018, in La Veta, Colo.

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

FILE - Deb Lathrop prepares a snack in the kitchen behind a window sprayed with fire retardant left from the Spring Creek fire on July 20, 2018, in La Veta, Colo.

May 26, 2023, 12:16pm Latest News

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Read story

Police officers in plain clothes arrest an airplane passenger at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023, as he is suspected of opening an emergency exit door on an Asiana Airlines plane during a flight. A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a South Korean flight Friday, causing air to gust inside the cabin before the plane landed safely, airline and government officials said.

See the moments after a passenger opened a plane door during flight

Police officers in plain clothes arrest an airplane passenger at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023, as he is suspected of opening an emergency exit door on an Asiana Airlines plane during a flight. A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a South Korean flight Friday, causing air to gust inside the cabin before the plane landed safely, airline and government officials said.

May 26, 2023, 12:10pm Business

A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin and slightly injure 12 people, officials said. The plane landed safely. Read story

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Paxton, the state's GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office.

GOP-led Texas House to vote Saturday on possible impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Paxton, the state's GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office.

May 26, 2023, 12:04pm Nation & World

The Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, an investigating panel announced Friday. Read story

Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, talks to Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, on the Senate Floor at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday May 25, 2023. About two hours later, the House General Investigating Committee recommended articles of impeachment against her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Why Texas’ GOP-controlled House wants to impeach its Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, talks to Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, on the Senate Floor at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday May 25, 2023. About two hours later, the House General Investigating Committee recommended articles of impeachment against her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton.

May 26, 2023, 11:43am Nation & World

After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office. Read story

Supporters of Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic are seen as they stand next to buses in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 26, 2023. Tens of thousands of people are expected in the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.

Pro-government rally held in Serbia amid growing discontent after mass shootings

Supporters of Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic are seen as they stand next to buses in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 26, 2023. Tens of thousands of people are expected in the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.

May 26, 2023, 10:44am Nation & World

Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation. Read story

Circuit Judge Clifton Newman hears arguments on whether he should halt enforcement of South Carolina's new law banning abortion when cardiac activity is detected during a hearing, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina.

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

Circuit Judge Clifton Newman hears arguments on whether he should halt enforcement of South Carolina's new law banning abortion when cardiac activity is detected during a hearing, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina.

May 26, 2023, 9:36am Nation & World

A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure, giving providers a temporary reprieve in a region that has enacted strict limits on the procedure. Read story

Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

May 26, 2023, 9:36am Business

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: Read story