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Paramedic carries a wounded tourist on a stretcher at a hospital in Anantnag after assailants indiscriminately fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian police say gunmen kill at least 20 tourists in Kashmir

Indian police say gunmen have killed at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Two senior police officers say at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at … more

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN | 4/22/25

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)

In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis' legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return?

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy. That left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world’s first Latin American pope. Analysts … more

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and ISABEL DEBRE | 4/22/25

FILE - New York University students and pro-Israeli supporters rally across the street from where pro-Palestinian students and supporters rally outside the NYU Stern School of Business building, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year. The group's report released Tuesday notes that 58% of the 9,354 incidents … more

By DAVID CRARY | 4/22/25

FILE.- Pope Francis, surrounded by shells of destroyed churches, listens to Mosul and Aqra Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa during a gathering to pray for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of IS, Sunday, March 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini,FIle)

For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit was a rare moment of hope

The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history. His 2021 … more

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and STELLA MARTANY | 4/22/25

FILE - General view of the Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe, the so called Holocaust Memorial in central Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive, but according to a study 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years. Currently, the survivors’ median … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 4/22/25

FILE - Pope Francis attends a prayer for peace at Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of … more

By The Associated Press | 4/22/25

FILE - Pope Francis presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate … more

By The Associated Press | 4/21/25

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. Francis died Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

AP PHOTOS: The last images of Pope Francis, taken at Easter services the day before he died

Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday. He appeared very frail and had delegated the celebration of the Easter Mass to another cardinal. Though his voice was weak, he blessed a … more

4/21/25

FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report

Delays in cancer screenings brought on by COVID-19 aren’t making a huge impact on cancer statistics. Experts who track the data say cancer death rates continue to decline. And a new report … more

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | 4/21/25

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., center, accompanied by Cesar Abrego Garcia, from left, Cecilia Garcia and Jennifer Vasquez Sura, speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf

Four House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison. While administration officials … more

By MARCOS ALEMAN and MATT BROWN | 4/21/25

FILE - Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, file)

Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war. It … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE | 4/21/25

AP News Summary at 12:18 a.m. EDT

US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, … more

4/21/25

FILE.- Mourners carry the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

Gaza rescue service dismisses Israeli probe into killing of medics as a 'fabricated investigation'

The main Palestinian rescue service in Gaza has condemned Israel’s probe into the killings of 15 medical workers last month, calling it a “fabricated investigation.” The army announced the … more

4/21/25

FILE - Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo is interviewed by The Associated Press, in Budapest, on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, file)

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope. These candidates, known as “papabile,” have what are regarded to … more

4/21/25

A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye

Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye. Comet SWAN hails from what’s called the Oort Cloud well beyond Pluto. The space rock … more

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN | 4/21/25

FILE - Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave, on April 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning them. The election of a new leader … more

4/21/25

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Easter is celebrated with giant caterpillar-like hats and flames in this Mexican town TETELA DEL VOLCAN, Mexico (AP) — Every year, the winding mountain streets of Tetela del Volcán are filled … more

4/21/25

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

4/21/25

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like. The Vatican announced the pontiff’s death on Monday at age 88. French President … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 4/21/25

FILE - Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88

Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and … more

By The Associated Press | 4/21/25