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Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard, centre, lies on the ice with the puck under him after making a save as Vincent Desharnais (73), Darnell Nurse (25) and Vancouver's Conor Garland (8) and Elias Lindholm (23) watch during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, left, and Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon reach for the ball during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Grace VanderWaal, from left, Romy Mars, Laurence Fishburne, director Francis Ford Coppola, Giancarlo Esposito, and D. B. Sweeney pose for photographers upon departure of the premiere of the film 'Megalopolis' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Faithful light candles while visiting the Virgin of Guadalupe's Sanctuary to celebrate her day in Guatemala City on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Vatican will issue revised norms for discerning apparitions "and other supernatural phenomena," updating a set of guidelines first issued in 1978. (AP Photo/Jaime Puebla, File)
File — Residents of the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. Unemployment and poverty stand out as the most pressing issues for the majority of people in the country as the country heads to a general election May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Chinese migrants are loaded onto a U.S Border Patrol vehicle to apply for asylum Wednesday, May 8, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that title in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
FILE - A voter drops off a vote-by-mail ballot on March 12, 2024, during the presidential primary election in Vancouver, Wash. At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are “all good options.” (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FILE - Paul Pelosi attends a portrait unveiling ceremony for his wife, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2022. David DePape who was convicted last year in federal court of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home will be sentenced in federal court Friday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - United Auto Workers union supporters attend a rally, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
FILE - Courtney Kenyon, left, and Kenya Milton work on their essays in their 5th grade class at Lewton Elementary School, Jan. 18, 2002, in Lansing, Mich. Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
FILE - Police officers break up a scuffle amid demonstrators outside South Boston High School on the first day of a court-ordered busing program to integrate Boston public schools, Sept. 12, 1974. Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg, File)
Edmonton Oilers' Cody Ceci, Corey Perry, Brett Kulak and Connor Brown, from left, stand on the bench during the final seconds in Game 5 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea Thursday, March 7, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Humanitarian aid is lifted by a crane operated by soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) from a Navy causeway at the Port of Ashdod, Israel, May 14, 2024. These soldiers are supporting the construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore system off the shore of Gaza. (Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/U.S. Army via AP)
Children attend an activity at a makeshift class in Deir al Balah, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Since the war erupted Oct 7, all schools in Gaza have closed, and nearly 90% of school buildings are damaged or destroyed, according to aid groups. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareen Hana)
FILE - Smoke rises from inside an Israeli army position which was hit by Hezbollah fighters as seen from Tair Harfa village, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah. In mid-May 2024, Hezbollah has used a drone equipped with missiles to attack an Israeli post as well as an explosive drone to hit its deepest target so far since the clashes began seven months ago. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Fans make their way into Minute Maid Park as a severe thunderstorm hit before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Estella Baraniak's mother Ashley Snyder and grandmother Jackie Baraniak prepare an afterschool snack for Estella, right, in Halifax, Pa., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Across the country, it's not uncommon for the relatives of prisoners who died on the job to struggle with determining who's liable. When workers' compensation is offered, the amount awarded is typically determined by the size of the worker's paycheck and usually closes the door on future wrongful death suits. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
President of the Football Associated of Brazil Ednaldo Rodrigues, delivers his speech , after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women's World Cup soccer at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, right, attend the opening ceremony of the Russian-Chinese EXPO and Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Migrants listen to a Border Patrol agent after crossing the border with Mexico, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that title in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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PRISON TO PLATE-THE PRISONERS — An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the U.S. found prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers. These prisoners work on industrial-sized farms and meat-processing plants tied to the supply chains of large, iconic companies, from McDonald’s to Target. But incarcerated workers and their families often have little or no recourse when things go wrong. By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell. SENT: 3,790 words, photos, video. With PRISON-TO-PLATE-THE-PRISONERS-TAKEAWAYS.
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SEVERE-WEATHER — Severe thunderstorms hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston’s mayor said at least four people are dead. There were windows blown out of high-rise buildings, downed trees and power outages for more than 900,000 customers in the Houston area. The storms also moved into neighboring Louisiana and left more than 215,000 customers there without power. The storm system moved through swiftly Thursday, but flood watches and warnings remained Friday for Houston and areas to the east, including eastern Louisiana into central Alabama. By David J. Phillip, Lisa Baumann and Christopher Weber. SENT: 500 words, photos, video, audio.
UNITED-STATES-GAZA-AID — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday. American military officials anticipate the operation could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah as its 7-month offensive against Hamas rages on. But the U.S. and aid groups also warn the pier project is not considered a substitute for land deliveries that could allow in all the food, water and fuel needed in Gaza. Before the war, more than 500 truckloads entered Gaza on an average day. By Lolita C. Baldour and Jon Gambrell. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
LEBANON-ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah. In recent days, Hezbollah has used a drone equipped with missiles to attack an Israeli post as well as an explosive drone to hit its deepest target so far since the clashes began seven months ago. With Israeli troops marching into Rafah and Hezbollah saying the fighting will not stop along the Lebanon border until the war in Gaza ends, tens of thousands of displaced Israelis and Lebanese are not expected to return home soon. By Bassem Mroue. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. WITH: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WORLD-COURT — A protester shouting “liars” briefly interrupted a hearing at the United Nations’ top court as Israel was defending its military operation in Gaza. The session at the International Court of Justice in The Hague was paused for less than a minute while security guards escorted a woman from the public gallery. SENT: 500 words, photos; MIDEAST-TENSIONS — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Predator drone. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge the incident. SENT: 360 words, photo; MIDEAST-TENSIONS-THE LATEST (Sent).
CHINA-RUSSIA — Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges during his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping that deepened their “no limits” partnership as both countries face rising tensions with the West. Putin is attending a China-Russia Expo in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday and meeting with students at Harbin Institute of Technology. While Putin’s trip has been short on concrete proposals, he and Xi have made clear their ties are strong. By Huizhong Wu and Emily Wang Fujiyama. SENT: 680 words, photos, video.
KOREAS-TENSIONS — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threat. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from the North’s east coast on Friday afternoon. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary said a missile landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff statement called the launches “a clear provocation” threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has extended its weapons testing in recent months while diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea remains stalled. By Hyung-Jin Kim. SENT: 510 words, photos.
EDUCATION-BROWN V BOARD — Seventy years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the impact of the decision is still up for debate. Have Americans truly ended segregation in fact, not just in law? The answer is complicated. U.S. schools in recent decades have grown far more diverse and, by some measures, more segregated, according to an Associated Press analysis. On one hand, the number of Black and white students who go to school almost exclusively with students of the same race is at an all-time low. On the other hand, huge shares of students of color still go to schools with almost no white students. By Sharon Lurye. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.
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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-EDUCATION-IN-GAZA — Since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted Oct. 7, all Gaza’s schools have closed. That leaves hundreds of thousands of students without formal schooling or safe places to spend their days. Aid groups are scrambling to keep children off the streets and their minds focused on something other than the war, as heavy fighting continues across the enclave. It’s a challenge in one of the most densely populated places in the world with few spaces to learn. Some groups and parents are trying play-based learning and other small opportunities to learn, but experts say it’s no long-term solution for formal education. SENT: 1,060 words, photos, video.
FIFA-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas. FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined the plan at the FIFA congress on Friday. SENT: 270 words, photo.
PEN-AMERICA-GALA — PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala. The literary and human rights organization has faced ongoing criticism over its response to the Israel-Hamas War, with hundreds of writers alleging PEN showed limited concern over the suffering of Gaza residents and the deaths of Palestinian writers and journalists. SENT: 940 words, photos.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city. Speaking to reporters on a visit to Harbin, China, Putin said Moscow has launched attacks in the Kharkiv region in response to the Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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VOTING-RIGHTS-PENNSYLVANIA-LAWSUIT — A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in Pennsylvania’s coal region is unfairly shutting Latino voters out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Hazleton Area School District are Hispanic but no Hispanic has ever been elected to its school board. That’s prompting a court challenge claiming non-Hispanic white voters are employing the district’s “at-large” election system to keep things that way. The school district’s lawyers say Hazleton’s voters are divided more by partisan political affiliation than by race and ethnicity. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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WWCUP-2027-VOTE — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday selected from a reduced field after a joint bid by the U.S. and Mexico was pulled in April and South Africa withdrew its candidacy in November. SENT: 410 words, photos.
FRANCE-SHOOTING — French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, authorities said. SENT: 3800 words, photos, audio.
VATICAN-APPARITIONS — The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena, insisting on having the final say in whether the events are worthy of popular devotion. The doctrine office overhauled norms first issued in 1978, arguing they were no longer useful or viable in the Internet age. SENT: 960 words, photos.
SLOVAKIA-PRIME-MINISTER — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was escorted by police to his home as part of a search for evidence, Slovak media reported Friday. Fico, 59, was shot multiple times on Wednesday in the former coal mining town of Handlova. SENT: 460 words, photos. WITH: 21ST-CENTURY-ASSASSINATIONS-GLANCE — The attack on Slovakia's prime minister calls to mind other notable political assassinations and attempts in recent years. SENT: 890 words, photos.
UAW-MERCEDES — The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. SENT: 790 words, photos.
PELOSI-HUSBAND-ATTACKED — The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer is set to be sentenced in federal court Friday. SENT: 470 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2024-REPUBLICANS-MAIL VOTING — Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are “all good options.” But it’s going to be challenging for Trump and the Republican National Committee, which he now controls, to reverse the drop-off in mail voting among GOP voters. SENT: 990 words, photo.
ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-MINNESOTA — Donald Trump heads to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser in a traditionally Democratic state. Trump will headline the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan dinner after attending his son Barron’s high school graduation in Florida. By Steve Karnowski. SENT: 600 words, photos. UPCOMING: 700 words after graduation, timing uncertain.
REPUBLICANS-GEORGIA — Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol. As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, she’s trying to win one of two Georgia seats on the Republican National Committee. Delegates to the state party convention will vote on the seats Saturday. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
ELECTION 2024-DECISION NOTES-IDAHO, -OREGON, -KENTUCKY, -GEORGIA and -CALIFORNIA-20TH — What to expect in next week’s voting. UPCOMING: 1,000 words each, photos by 8 a.m.
Find the AP’s latest Election 2024 coverage plans, including live video and text plans, our explanatory journalism and highlights from previous cycles and candidate schedules in The Daily Rundown, which publishes around 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.
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MIGRATION-SHIFTING ROUTES — U.S. figures show San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April. It is the fifth region to hold that distinction in two years, a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. SENT: 1,050 words, photos, video.
NRA-CONVENTION-THINGS-TO-KNOW — The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting in downtown Dallas Friday, gathering for the first time in decades without Wayne LaPierre at the helm as board members prepare to elect his replacement. SENT: 710 words, photos.
POLICE SHOOTING-AIRMAN — A funeral is scheduled to be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy. SENT: 960 words, photoss, video.
WAITING-FOR-MEDAL — After 73 years and a long fight with the Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat is set to finally get his Purple Heart. SENT: 480 words, photos.
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SOUTH-AFRICA-BUILDING-COLLAPSE — South Africa authorities say a rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in a May 6 building collapse is ending after nearly two weeks and with 19 people still unaccounted for. At least 33 people have been confirmed dead. SENT: 360 words, photos.
MIGRATION-SYRIA — Eight European Union member governments say Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees trying to reach EU countries. The declaration includes Austria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Malta and Poland. SENT: 370 words.
TURKEY-ERDOGAN-GENERALS — Turkey’s president pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms over the 1997 ouster of an Islamic-led government. SENT: 360 words.
MEXICO-ELECTION-VIOLENCE — Mexico’s cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to the June 2 elections. Experts say criminal groups use violence as a tool to make power grabs in the lead-up to voting. SENT: 1,190 words, photos, video.
SOUTH-AFRICA-ELECTION-EXPLAINER — South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party that has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago. SENT: 830 words, photos.
TAIWAN-CHANGING TRADE PARTNERS — Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing while forging closer economic and trade ties with the United States. SENT: 910 words, photo.
SERBIA-US-KUSHNER — Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999. SENT: 450 words.
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CHINA-ECONOMY — China is expected to announce fresh measures to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after the latest data showed housing prices slumped in April. Other figures reported Friday showed factory output rose but consumer spending remained lackluster. SENT: 420 words, photo.
FINANCIAL-MARKETS — World shares are mostly lower though Chinese stocks reversed earlier losses following the announcement of fresh measures to revive the ailing property market. U.S. futures fell and oil prices edged higher. SENT: 640 words, photos, audio.
GERMANY-TESLA — A local council in Germany approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a proposal which has drawn persistent protests. SENT: 290 words, photos.
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BALDWIN-SET-SHOOTING — A New Mexico judge is considering whether to dismiss a grand jury indictment against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” A court hearing is scheduled for Friday. SENT: 610 words, photos.
CANNES-MEGALOPOLIS — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades. SENT: 630 words, photos, video.
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AUSTRALIA-MATCH-FIXING — Australian professional soccer team captain and two other players are arrested over alleged match-fixing. SENT: 550 words, photos.
NUGGETS-TIMBERWOLVES — Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster playoff matchup. SENT: 820 words, photos.
RANGERS ADVANCE — The New York Rangers are in the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in three seasons after a big performance from Chris Kreider. SENT: 780 words, photo.
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Macarthur FC player Kearyn Baccus passes the ball during an A-League match Brisbane Roar in Brisbane on Jan. 18, 2024. Baccus and fellow players Ulises Davila and Clayton Lewis have been arrested, Friday, May 17, 2024, over their alleged involvement in a the betting fix, which police say has led to hundreds of thousands of dollars being paid out in winnings. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard, centre, lies on the ice with the puck under him after making a save as Vincent Desharnais (73), Darnell Nurse (25) and Vancouver's Conor Garland (8) and Elias Lindholm (23) watch during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, left, and Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon reach for the ball during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Grace VanderWaal, from left, Romy Mars, Laurence Fishburne, director Francis Ford Coppola, Giancarlo Esposito, and D. B. Sweeney pose for photographers upon departure of the premiere of the film 'Megalopolis' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Faithful light candles while visiting the Virgin of Guadalupe's Sanctuary to celebrate her day in Guatemala City on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Vatican will issue revised norms for discerning apparitions "and other supernatural phenomena," updating a set of guidelines first issued in 1978. (AP Photo/Jaime Puebla, File)
File — Residents of the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. Unemployment and poverty stand out as the most pressing issues for the majority of people in the country as the country heads to a general election May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Chinese migrants are loaded onto a U.S Border Patrol vehicle to apply for asylum Wednesday, May 8, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that title in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
FILE - A voter drops off a vote-by-mail ballot on March 12, 2024, during the presidential primary election in Vancouver, Wash. At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are “all good options.” (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FILE - Paul Pelosi attends a portrait unveiling ceremony for his wife, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2022. David DePape who was convicted last year in federal court of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home will be sentenced in federal court Friday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - United Auto Workers union supporters attend a rally, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
FILE - Courtney Kenyon, left, and Kenya Milton work on their essays in their 5th grade class at Lewton Elementary School, Jan. 18, 2002, in Lansing, Mich. Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
FILE - Police officers break up a scuffle amid demonstrators outside South Boston High School on the first day of a court-ordered busing program to integrate Boston public schools, Sept. 12, 1974. Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg, File)
Edmonton Oilers' Cody Ceci, Corey Perry, Brett Kulak and Connor Brown, from left, stand on the bench during the final seconds in Game 5 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea Thursday, March 7, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Humanitarian aid is lifted by a crane operated by soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) from a Navy causeway at the Port of Ashdod, Israel, May 14, 2024. These soldiers are supporting the construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore system off the shore of Gaza. (Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/U.S. Army via AP)
Children attend an activity at a makeshift class in Deir al Balah, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Since the war erupted Oct 7, all schools in Gaza have closed, and nearly 90% of school buildings are damaged or destroyed, according to aid groups. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareen Hana)
FILE - Smoke rises from inside an Israeli army position which was hit by Hezbollah fighters as seen from Tair Harfa village, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah. In mid-May 2024, Hezbollah has used a drone equipped with missiles to attack an Israeli post as well as an explosive drone to hit its deepest target so far since the clashes began seven months ago. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Fans make their way into Minute Maid Park as a severe thunderstorm hit before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Estella Baraniak's mother Ashley Snyder and grandmother Jackie Baraniak prepare an afterschool snack for Estella, right, in Halifax, Pa., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Across the country, it's not uncommon for the relatives of prisoners who died on the job to struggle with determining who's liable. When workers' compensation is offered, the amount awarded is typically determined by the size of the worker's paycheck and usually closes the door on future wrongful death suits. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
President of the Football Associated of Brazil Ednaldo Rodrigues, delivers his speech , after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women's World Cup soccer at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, right, attend the opening ceremony of the Russian-Chinese EXPO and Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Migrants listen to a Border Patrol agent after crossing the border with Mexico, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that title in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
