Mexican officials clear border tent camp as US pressure mounts to stem migrant influx
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, is a long way from the country’s National Palace, where a top level U.S. delegation met with Mexico’s president seeking...
Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo’s biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make it worse. In November, the World Health Organization...
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks in a remote Texas jail on local trespassing charges after...
The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — Igor Tudoran spent just 12 hours inside the Gaza Strip before a missile slammed into his tank, leaving him with a life-altering injury. “Already within the tank, I understood from the condition of my leg that...
