The Associated Press

LGBTQ+-themed books remain the most likely targets of bans at public schools and libraries, the American Library Association says. Maia Kobabe's memoir topped the list for the second year in a row.

As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid fears fighting will only escalate.

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement.

No injuries were reported following the weekend blaze at Disneyland, officials said. One visitor said Mickey Mouse vanished from the stage as soon as the dragon's head became engulfed in flames.

The bodies were found on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

Indian police have arrested a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India's northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.

The NAACP says "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department.

Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.

The Japanese ship Montevideo Maru wasn't marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine fired four torpedoes, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.

Belgian customs destroyed a shipment of 2,352 cans of Miller High Life after the Champagne trade body called foul over the "Champagne of Beers" slogan.

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.