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NATIONAL
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Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 50,000 residents are ordered to evacuate
SUMMARY: Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode. An evacuation order has continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 50,000 residents of Garden Grove and several surrounding communities with no timeline on when they can return. No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank began overheating Thursday. Firefighters hope to find a way to cool off the chemical inside the tank so it won’t leak or explode. Experts say a leak would be much better than an explosion. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Orange County. Several shelters remain open, including at three schools.
WORDS: 1375 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 4:03 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSouthernCaliforniaChemicalTankthLdWritethru/8dca2190fef3db508b9aa218e82d2b9e/text___
Investigators looking for cause of fatal New York explosion that also wounded over 30 firefighters
SUMMARY: Investigators are combing through a New York City shipyard trying to find the cause of a fire and explosion that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and medical personnel. Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died in Friday's blast on Staten Island. A firefighter and a fire marshal were inside the structure when an explosion happened, and both were seriously injured by the shock wave from the blast. Investigators were at the scene looking for clues on Saturday, along with firefighters sent there as a precaution.
WORDS: 474 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 7:05 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSShipyardExplosion/58777db59de7adfb9edec94b08e5a3a0/text___
Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here's where things stand
SUMMARY: Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act. New U.S. House districts have already been enacted in Tennessee and Alabama and are progressing in Louisiana and South Carolina. However, legal and legislative hurdles remain before these maps can be used in the November elections. President Donald Trump has urged Republican-led states to redistrict to try to maintain the GOP's narrow House majority. The redistricting effort is unusual, because House maps typically are redrawn only after a census.
WORDS: 900 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 4:02 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/220bb5e925f8db779a59d42d4e428aa3/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
SUMMARY: The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past month. The agency says in a statement Saturday that a preliminary investigation found the man was near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue when he pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing. Its officers returned fire. The suspect died later at a hospital. A bystander also was shot. Trump was at the White House at the time. Secret Service said he was not “impacted.”
WORDS: 843 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 10:51 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWhiteHouseLockdownthLdWritethru/204c429ab3888b3d0921cf724e0c0474/text___
Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The department says the information about the prosecutions is “partisan propaganda.” The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the Capitol assault. On that day more than five years ago, hundreds of supporters of Republican President Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
WORDS: 372 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 12:55 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentJanstLdWritethru/29c580044a9ed27b643c99feac9e2964/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
SUMMARY: The United States is nearing a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to regional officials. They say the emerging agreement would see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. President Donald Trump says “negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner” but the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports will remain until an agreement is signed. The reopening of the strait would help address the global energy crisis caused by recent conflicts. Iran’s president says they are ready “to assure the world that we are not after a nuclear weapon.”
WORDS: 947 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 10:34 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/e603a7759d6cbd70ce5ed01f439a29dc/text___
A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
SUMMARY: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said. The force of the explosion caused two of the train cars to overturn and catch fire, sending thick black smoke into the air, according to footage shared online Sunday. The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging several nearby buildings and smashing vehicles parked along the road. Doctors at local hospitals said they had received the wounded, with 20 in critical condition.
WORDS: 557 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 6:38 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASPakistanTrainBombingthLdWritethru/6e89b99c169abf9e34d018e8bc0a627a/text___
Building under construction in Philippines collapses, leaving 1 dead and 21 trapped
SUMMARY: A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital has collapsed, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and 21 workers trapped. Officials say the building fell before dawn on Sunday. Two trapped workers have been located alive but can't be immediately rescued. At least 24 workers managed to escape or were rescued after the building crumbled. The collapse occurred in a crowded neighborhood near a former U.S. Air Force base. Nearly 200 police officers are assisting in the rescue efforts, which will continue until everyone is accounted for, according to regional police director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez.
WORDS: 516 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 2:14 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASPhilippinesBuildingCollapsethLdWritethru/006061ba614cf54656a19c1f4b429877/text___
Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in a mass attack on Kyiv. It marks the third time the missile, which is capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads, has been used in Ukraine. Russia struck the city of Bila Tserkva in Kyiv region with the missile, Zelenskyy said. The target was not immediately clear. Russia launched an intense missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight, destroying or damaging buildings across the center of the Ukrainian capital. Local authorities report at least two people have been killed and over 83 have been wounded.
WORDS: 1150 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 2:45 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/998aeaab5833ca397290d9ee2737b0e5/text___
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy's 'Land of Fires'
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV has visited families near Naples affected by illegal toxic dumping linked to the mafia. On Saturday, he met with those who lost loved ones to cancer and other illnesses tied to pollution. His visit to the "Land of Fires" reflects his commitment to continuing Pope Francis' environmental agenda. The European Court of Human Rights found that Italian authorities knew about the pollution since 1988 but failed to act. Bishop Antonio Di Donna emphasized the ongoing issue, urging the pope to condemn polluters. Families of victims appealed to the pope for help in healing the land.
WORDS: 695 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 6:46 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUItalyPopeToxicLandsndLdWritethru/a30bbb47bd83944946c0a7c119a295ce/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Norway-set drama about political polarization ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
SUMMARY: Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization “Fjord” has won the Palme d’Or. The Cannes Film Festival’s top honor on Saturday went for the second time to the Romanian director of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” This year’s edition of the festival saw few films breakout but “Fjord” found wide admiration for its engrossing tale of what Mungiu called “left-wing fundamentalism.” The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them.
WORDS: 834 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 5:01 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTCannesPalmedOrthLdWritethru/fb18c10e9f8339e882b6f638ad52fc9f/text___
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SPORTS
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Iran's soccer federation says team's World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the US
SUMMARY: The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision in a statement issued by the federation’s media relations official. FIFA has not confirmed the move. Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona. The federation says the team wil be based in Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego. This year’s World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 and will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
WORDS: 367 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 7:29 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSOCWCupIranCampndLdWritethru/d787422e4f946a25a2a25f45a87b21e8/text___
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
SUMMARY: Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday. Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator. Sepsis is considered a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when the body has an extreme, overactive response to an infection, causing the immune system to damage its own tissues and organs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WORDS: 799 - MOVED: 05/23/2026 3:27 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCARNASCARKyleBuschthLdWritethru/d198c16d4cb7e383b7c7e16f6ba471aa/text___
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