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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) — She paces the side of the darkened highway in central Nepal, just enough light from the trucks roaring past to…

By Kristen Gelineau July 23, 2026

Rubi Lama, who is transgender and a former aid worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the U.S. foreign aid cuts, poses for a photo after her transformation as she heads out to work on the streets, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Hetauda, Nepal. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge…

By Michael R Sisak And Larry Neumeister July 23, 2026

In this courtroom sketch, from left, former Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro, attorneys Anna Estevao and Mark Donnelly, and Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, stand during a pretrial hearing in a drug trafficking case for Maduro and Flores, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Manhattan federal court in New York. (Jane Rosenberg via AP)

Rubio says Trump team poised to help end Ukraine’s ‘senseless war’ but no quick deal

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in…

By Michelle L Price And Jim Gomez July 23, 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

Rescuers in Afghanistan search for scores missing after floods kill at least 23

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched Tuesday for survivors and bodies in the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods…

By Abdul Qahar Afghan July 23, 2026

Residents and rescue workers inspect buildings damaged by heavy flooding in the eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)

Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in…

By Matt Rourke Julia Demaree Nikhinson And Collin Binkley July 23, 2026

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Houthis say they attacked 2 Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as US carries out 12th night of strikes

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said early Thursday they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and the U.S.…

By Elena Becatoros And Fatma Khaled July 23, 2026

Mourners carry the coffins containing additional remains of victims identified through DNA testing during funeral ceremonies in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, July 22, 2026, nearly five months after they were killed in the Feb. 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White…

By Lisa Mascaro July 23, 2026

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today’s safety briefings on every flight

Searchers have found the wreckage from a Pan Am flight that plunged into the ocean off Puerto Rico in 1952, an accident that killed…

By Josh Funk July 22, 2026

This undated image provided by the Pan Am Historical Foundation/John Johnson Collection on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, shows the Clipper Endeavor. (Pan Am Historical Foundation/John Johnson Collection via AP)

National Guard is deployed as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Torrential rains caused flash floods that inundated homes and businesses, washed out bridges and led to numerous water rescues in…

By John Raby July 22, 2026

In this photo provided by Alexis Wood, a flooded Walmart parking lot is shown Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Weston, W.Va. (Alexis Wood via AP)

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth…

By The Associated Press July 22, 2026

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