July 28, 2025 3:15 pm
(AP) A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding. The judged ruled Monday as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict that initially granted a preliminary injunction. That injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year. Although Planned Parenthood is not specifically named in the statute, which went into effect July 4, the organization’s leaders say it was meant to affect their nearly 600 centers in 48 states. However, a major medical provider in Maine and likely others have also been hit.
July 28, 2025 5:09 am
BANGKOK (AP) — A gunman has shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital before killing himself. The incident happened on Monday, according to police. The victims included security guards at the Or Tor Kor Market. The Erawan Medical Center reported that two women were also wounded. The market, located next to the Chatuchak weekend Market, is popular with Thai and foreign tourists. A video circulating online reportedly showed the shooter wearing a baseball cap and shorts walking in the market with a backpack strapped to his chest and a handgun in his right hand.
July 28, 2025 5:10 am
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders are meeting in Malaysia to resolve deadly border clashes. The fighting, which began last Thursday after a land mine explosion injured Thai soldiers, has killed at least 35 people and displaced over 260,000 people. Both countries have recalled their ambassadors, and Thailand has closed border crossings with Cambodia. The meeting Monday follows direct pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has warned the United States may not proceed with trade deals with either country if hostilities continue. Before departing for Kuala Lumpur, Thailand’s acting prime minister said the key focus would be on an immediate ceasefire, but noted trust could be an issue.
July 28, 2025 2:59 pm
BERLIN (AP) — Investigators believe a landslide brought on by heavy rainfall likely caused a regional train to derail in southern Germany, killing three people and injuring 41 more. More than 100 people were aboard the Deutsche Bahn train Sunday when at least two carriages derailed in a forested area near Riedlingen, west of Munich. The train’s 32-year-old driver, a 36-year-old apprentice and a 70-year-old passenger were killed and some of the 41 injured were seriously hurt, police said Monday. Police say the downpours in the area caused a sewage shaft to overflow, likely triggering the landslide of an embankment where the derailment occurred. “Such pictures shake us to the core,” Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said Monday, offering his condolences to the victims’ families. He pledged full support for the effort to clear up the cause.
July 28, 2025 2:51 pm
LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer is being accused by European Union regulators of breaching the bloc’s digital rules by failing to stop the sale of illegal products. The preliminary findings released Monday follow an investigation under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which requires online platforms to keep users safe. The European Commission said a “mystery shopping exercise” found non-compliant products on Temu, including baby toys and small electronics. Temu stated it will cooperate with the Commission. The company has the chance to respond before a final decision. Violations could lead to fines up to 6% of a company’s annual global revenue.
July 27, 2025 10:37 am
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Donald Trump has returned to his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, for a round before discussing trade with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. Both sides are seeking an agreement on tariff rates now as the White House’s deadline to impose stiff import taxes looms this week. The United States and the European Union seemed close to a deal earlier this month. But Trump instead threatened a 30% tariff rate. Trump’s original deadline has passed, delayed until at least Friday. Without a deal, the EU says it is prepared to retaliate with tariffs on hundreds of American products.
July 27, 2025 10:35 am
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities say 11 people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City. Authorities say a suspect is in custody and that investigators believe those hurt Saturday were not specifically targeted. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says that around 4:45 p.m., a 42-year-old man entered the store and used a folding knife to stab 11 people. The sheriff’s office says a deputy arrived within minutes and took the man into custody. It also says that people in the store helped apprehend the suspect and treat victims. Munson Healthcare said four of the victims were in serious condition and seven in fair condition.
July 27, 2025 12:00 pm
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia to discuss ending hostilities. This follows pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve a deadly border dispute. The conflict, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 34 people and displaced over 168,000. A spokesperson for the acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Sunday the Thai leader and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet are set to attend Monday’s talks. Both countries have blamed each other for the clashes, which flared after a land mine explosion on Thursday. The 500-mile frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but past confrontations have been limited and brief.
July 27, 2025 10:39 am
GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 34 people were killed in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. At least five others were killed in an earlier attack on a nearby village, local officials said. Both attacks, in the early hours of Sunday, are believed to have been carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force. The military has confirmed at least 10 fatalities, while local media reports put the total death toll at more than 40, inside the premises of a Catholic church in the town of Komanda. A U.N.-backed radio station said 43 people were killed, citing security sources. It said the attackers came from a stronghold around 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the center of Komanda and fled before security forces could arrive.
July 27, 2025 10:42 am
ISTANBUL (AP) — Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee. The fires spread rapidly overnight, turning the sky red over Bursa’s eastern suburbs. More than 1,900 firefighters are fighting the flames, and the highway to Ankara is closed. Meanwhile, firefighters in the neighboring countries of Greece and Bulgaria were also battling blazes fed by unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds. In Greece, firefighters battled active wildfires in the country’s southwest and on the island of Kythera on following a blaze that scorched a northern Athens suburb the day before.
