From Associated Press. Many in the Druze-majority city of Sweida are carrying arms and refusing to give them up to the government after the recent eruption of sectarian in southern Syria. (AP video shot by Abd Al-Rahman Shaheen). #syria #druze Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney). #epstein #jeffreyepstein Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Ja Rule reflects on his longtime feud with 50 Cent and why fans shouldn’t take hip-hop beef so seriously. The 2000s hitmaker made his remarks as he gears up for the “Where The Party At” tour. #jarule #50cent #shorts

From Associated Press. President Trump says his Thursday meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was “good,” despite their bickering over the cost of the of renovations to the Fed’s headquarters. “And I got that to mean that I think he’s going to start recommending lower rates," Trump says. #trump #jeromepowell Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:…

From Associated Press. Watch live as President Donald Trump visits Scotland, as his family’s business prepares for the August 13 opening of a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, billed as “the greatest 36 holes in golf.” #trump #scotland

From Associated Press. Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup are underway and expected to increase soon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. #florida #rondesantis #desantis Photo credit: Office Of Florida Governor Ron Desantis Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Speaking at Comic-Con in San Diego, Marvel star Anthony Mackie discusses the importance of protecting his personal life and time with his family to avoid work "burn out." #anthonymackie #fandom #shorts

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump dismissed France’s recognition of Palestine as a state on Friday, saying it "doesn’t matter" and "doesn’t carry any weight." His remarks came in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement Thursday that France would officially recognize Palestine, making it the most prominent Western nation to take that step. #trump…

From Associated Press. A judge ruled that 12-year-old Marco Rocco, suspended for a celebratory bat flip, could rejoin his team for the New Jersey state tournament Thursday night. #baseball #littleleague #shorts

From Associated Press. Alec Baldwin says that the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the court case that followed changed him immeasurably. Speaking at Comic-Con, the actor said he is now looking to the future, after the charge of involuntary manslaughter against him was dismissed in July 2024. #alecbaldwin #comiccon #shorts

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump said Friday the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have broken down because Hamas didn’t want to make a deal. "I think they want to die," Trump told reporters, adding it’s gotten to a point where "you have to finish the job." #trump #gaza #israel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:…

From Associated Press. Hertfordshire Zoo’s lioness, Sonika, has made her prediction for the Women’s Euros soccer final this Sunday and it’s looking like a win for England’s team, the Lionesses. Sonika was presented with two identically filled boxes and firmly chose the one with an England flag. #shorts #lionesses #england #euros #football

From Associated Press. Watch live as Lori Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, will be sentenced Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona.

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump said Friday he hasn’t thought about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump made the comments as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Maxwell at a Florida federal courthouse for a second day. #trump #jeffreyepstein #epstein Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This…

From Associated Press. Children hollowed up by hunger are overwhelming the Patient’s Friends Hospital, the main emergency center for malnourished kids in northern Gaza. Five deaths last weekend also marked the first seen by the center in children who had no preexisting conditions. #shorts #gaza #hunger #children

From Associated Press. A replica Oval Office on display near the White House has been made over to look exactly like President Donald Trump’s office. But it isn’t the gilded version that the Republican is currently using. Not yet. Instead, it’s a mirror image of the Oval from Trump’s first term.

From Associated Press. In greater numbers than ever, children hollowed up by hunger are overwhelming the Patient’s Friends Hospital, the main emergency center for malnourished kids in northern Gaza. (Production by Wafaa Shurafa). #gaza #israel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas’ latest response “shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday. Hamas, in a statement, said it was surprised by…

From Associated Press. Watch live as French aerial inventor Franky Zapata attempts to cross the English Channel on a small hoverboard craft. He aims to land in St. Margaret’s Bay in the UK before returning to Sangatte, France. #france #englishchannel #hoverboard #live

From Associated Press. Watch live as members of the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss the situation in Ukraine. #ukraine #unsecuritycouncil

From Associated Press. A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines’ mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides. Eight others have been reported missing. #shorts #philippines #flooding #storm

From Associated Press. Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Iran’s Nahid-2 communications satellite and 18 other small payloads from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. According to Iranian media, the 110-kilogram satellite is expected to travel in a 500-kilometer orbit. Its lifetime is two years. #soyuz #russia Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

From Associated Press. Families in Gaza have told of their struggle to find food for their loved ones as the World Health Organization warned there had been a "deadly surge" in malnutrition-related deaths in the enclave. #israel #gaza Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there’s a worse shame — being the unwitting accomplice to an unstoppable one-cat crime wave. #shorts #cat #newzealand #pets

From Associated Press. A hospital in Thailand’s Surin Province was hit by Cambodian shelling as fighting continues on the border between both countries. Phanom Dong Rak was hit yesterday as Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashed along the border between their countries in a major escalation that left at least 14 people dead, mostly civilians. (AP…

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From Associated Press. Another afternoon of heavy rainfall prompted further flash flooding in the southern mountain village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Thursday. The community was still digging out following a deadly flood just weeks ago when more storm water overtook canyons and roadways. #shorts #newmexico #flashflood #monsoonseason

From Associated Press. The prime ministers of Britain and India sealed a hard-wrought trade agreement on Thursday that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K. #india #unitedkingdom #scotchwhisky Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for…

From Associated Press. Armed clashes have broken out between Thailand and Cambodia in long-disputed border areas, rapidly escalating months-long tensions. The fighting included gunfire exchanges and shelling and rocket fire, which Thai authorities said killed a Thai soldier and 13 civilians and wounded 14 soldiers and 32 other civilians. Thailand responded with air strikes. (AP…

From Associated Press. Blob, a rescued bobcat, has been moved to his new home in the Big Cat Sanctuary in the United Kingdom. Blob was among a group of nearly two dozen exotic cats that were rescued and given new homes. #shorts #bobcat #sanctuary #bigcat #rescue

From Associated Press. Sounds of artillery firing could be heard along the Thai-Cambodian border early Friday morning. (AP video shot by Sopheng Chaeng ) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump. (AP video shot by Eugene Garcia) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Israel’s military took journalists on Thursday to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing to show what they claim is humanitarian aid awaiting collection. (AP video by Ohad Zwigenberg). #gaza #israel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Ukrainians took to the streets for a third day on Thursday over a new anti-corruption law as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a new bill that would restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies in an effort to defuse tensions. #zelenskyy #ukraine Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for…

From Associated Press. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sat down with The Associated Press, where she spoke about President Donald Trump’s second term and her relationship with former President Joe Biden. #trump #nancypelosi Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Video captures the 12-year-old Little Leaguer who faced suspension from his team’s first state tournament game for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run. Marco Rocco of Haddonfield, New Jersey, will be allowed to play Thursday night. #littleleague #littleleaguebaseball Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for…

From Associated Press. A lawyer for France ‘s first couple said they’ll be seeking “substantial” damages from U.S. conservative influencer Candace Owens if she persists with claims that President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, is a man. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney). #candaceowens #macron #brigittemacron Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

From Associated Press. A replica Oval Office on display near the White House has been made over to look exactly like President Donald Trump’s office in his first term. (AP Video: River Zhang, Dan Huff). #ovaloffice Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. The Justice Department’s No. 2 official has met with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Afterward, Maxwell’s lawyer spoke briefly to reporters. (AP Video: Kate Payne). #trump #epstein Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump continued to criticize the Federal Reserve building renovations as he toured the construction site Thursday, but he told reporters he doesn’t want to "Monday morning quarterback" and said he doesn’t believe it’s "necessary" to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell, as he has threatened. #trump #jeromepowell Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:…

From Associated Press. Marvel’s new first family is Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn. And their first foes are Julia Garner and Ralph Ineson. The stars of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" sat down with AP entertainment journalist Leslie Ambriz to talk about leadership, the emotional depths of comic book characters, alien…

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan for the United States’ dominance in the artificial intelligence race, and signed three executive orders to deliver on the plan. #news #trump #ai

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump publicly scorns Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for renovation costs as the two toured the building. Trump says the project cost $3.1 billion as Powell figures out the new, higher figure includes a renovation that was finished five years ago. #trump #jeromepowell Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

From Associated Press. Could Pedro Pascal lead the MCU’s new Avengers? The "Fantastic Four" star responds. #pedropascal #fantasticfour #avengers #shorts

From Associated Press. Some senators – both Republican and Democrat – agree that the Epstein files should be released even if President Donald Trump is directly named in them. #trump #jeffreyepstein Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following The Wall Street Journal’s revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. #news #jeffreyepstein #pambondi #trump

From Associated Press. Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. #hulkhogan Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Logan Lerman stars alongside Molly Gordon in the new twisted romantic comedy “Oh Hi!” While promoting the film, he reflected on the ups and downs of dating and why finding the right person at the right time isn’t so easy. #loganlerman #ohhi #dating #shorts

From Associated Press. Russian drone and missile strikes hit the Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Kharkiv overnight into Thursday, damaging historical landmarks and residential infrastructure. #ukraine #russia Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Elijah Wood is remembering Hulk Hogan as a pop culture icon of his 1980s childhood. Wood and his “The Toxic Avenger” co-star Taylour Paige reflected on Hogan, who died Thursday, during an appearance at Comic-Con. #elijahwood #hulkhogan #shorts

From Associated Press. Hulk Hogan, a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing professional wrestler who turned the sport into a massive business and cultural touchstone, died Thursday at 71. As WWE’s biggest star, Hogan won at least six championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. #hulkhogan Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may…

From Associated Press. Live outside a courthouse in Tallahassee as Justice Department officials meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From Associated Press. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the commissioning of a new nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday, a visit that showcased the country’s nuclear might amid the fighting in Ukraine. #putin #russia Photo credit: Pool Sputnik Kremlin Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. From AP’s archives: In an April interview, pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan said he was ready to get off the couch and mentor a new generation of athletes as commissioner of Real American Freestyle. The wrestling legend died today at age 71. #hulkhogan #wrestling #shorts

From Associated Press. The Tour de France – one of the world’s biggest sports races – is a test of the mind and body. The 112th edition features over 180 riders covering 2,000 miles, ranging from flat surfaces to mountainous climbs, with significant elevation changes. On this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story,…

From Associated Press. The Epstein investigation continues to be a thorn in the side of the Trump administration as the public calls for transparency. #trump Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

From Associated Press. Watch live as fire and police officials in Clearwater, Florida, hold a press conference after Hulk Hogan died at the age of 71. Authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook. #hulkhogan Credit: WFTS-TV

From Associated Press. Afghanistan’s Taliban government banned girls from secondary school and university three years ago – the only country in the world to do so. With no option for higher education, many girls and women are turning to madrassas instead. #afghanistan Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…

From Associated Press. Watch live as President Donald Trump visits the Federal Reserve, as his allies scrutinize its costly building renovations, a highly personal and confrontational escalation of his campaign to pressure the central bank to slash interest rates.