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STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A federal immigration agent was struck by a vehicle Monday while attempting to apprehend someone in New Jersey, police said. The agent fired his gun, possibly striking the suspect’s vehicle as it left the scene, Stafford Township police said in a written statement. “The agent reportedly sustained unknown injuries and it is unknown if the suspect was injured at this time,” police said. “There is […]

(AP) – World leaders are gathering in a French spa town Monday for a summit of the Group of Seven club of powerful democracies with a new impetus following President Donald Trump ‘s announcement of an agreement that he says will bring an end to the U.S. war against Iran. Trump arrived in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Monday for talks with G7 leaders, including some who have been sharply critical of his managing of the roughly 15-week conflict that has led […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce the deal, which was first reported by ESPN. Splitter, 41, joined Chauncey Billups’ staff in Portland last June. […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Pet owners in war-battered Gaza are struggling to feed their animals and protect them from disease as a small number of veterinary clinics contend with severe shortages of medicines, vaccines and other supplies. Beyond a handful of facilities that primarily treat livestock, just two veterinary clinics for household pets remain operational in the territory of over 2 million people. This month, at a modest […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis from across the political spectrum reacted angrily Monday to the news of an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As of early Monday evening, Netanyahu had yet to release a statement. But other government officials, rivals, politicians and commentators were quick to criticize the deal, marking a sort […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya will pay compensation to almost 2,000 victims of protest-related human rights abuses, President William Ruto said on Monday, marking a rare national reparations process outside the judicial system. Violent protests in the East African nation have left a trail of destruction in which hundreds of people have died, were injured, or suffered business losses. In the most recent incident, two demonstrations over an Ebola quarantine […]

LONDON (AP) — A rare first-edition copy of “ Wuthering Heights,” complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century, as Emily Brontë’s tragic, tempestuous romance gains new fans through a big-screen adaptation. Christie’s auction house said Monday that it’s the first copy of the novel in the publisher’s original cloth binding to be auctioned since 1908. Only about 250 copies of […]

A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The sheriff’s office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in BASE jumping, a dangerous sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But even as the price of oil dropped Monday, many questions remained about when and how it would start flowing again through the world’s most vital artery for energy shipments. Before the war, the strait carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil. […]