In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly

The latest on the deadly Texas flash flooding. And, U.S. to send new tariff rates

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories At least 82 people have died in central Texas after a flash flood last week. Searchers are continuing to look for victims.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Trump Monday

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu and Trump are to meet again on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America WASHINGTON — Israel Prime

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In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly

The latest on the deadly Texas flash flooding. And, U.S. to send new tariff rates

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories At least 82 people have died in central Texas after a flash flood last week. Searchers are continuing to look for victims.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Trump Monday

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu and Trump are to meet again on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America WASHINGTON — Israel Prime

An Australian woman is found guilty of murdering her in-laws by toxic mushrooms

Erin Patterson pictured outside her home in Leongatha, Australia, in 2023. That year, four people became seriously ill — and three of them died — after eating a meal she cooked containing death cap mushrooms. Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images After nearly two years and a

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

Palestinians walk back, carrying parcels collected from a food aid distribution point set up by the privately run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on the Salaheddin road, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images Editor's

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In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly

The latest on the deadly Texas flash flooding. And, U.S. to send new tariff rates

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories At least 82 people have died in central Texas after a flash flood last week. Searchers are continuing to look for victims.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Trump Monday

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu and Trump are to meet again on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America WASHINGTON — Israel Prime

An Australian woman is found guilty of murdering her in-laws by toxic mushrooms

Erin Patterson pictured outside her home in Leongatha, Australia, in 2023. That year, four people became seriously ill — and three of them died — after eating a meal she cooked containing death cap mushrooms. Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images After nearly two years and a

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

Palestinians walk back, carrying parcels collected from a food aid distribution point set up by the privately run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on the Salaheddin road, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images Editor's

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In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly

The latest on the deadly Texas flash flooding. And, U.S. to send new tariff rates

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories At least 82 people have died in central Texas after a flash flood last week. Searchers are continuing to look for victims.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Trump Monday

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu and Trump are to meet again on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America WASHINGTON — Israel Prime

An Australian woman is found guilty of murdering her in-laws by toxic mushrooms

Erin Patterson pictured outside her home in Leongatha, Australia, in 2023. That year, four people became seriously ill — and three of them died — after eating a meal she cooked containing death cap mushrooms. Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images After nearly two years and a

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

Palestinians walk back, carrying parcels collected from a food aid distribution point set up by the privately run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on the Salaheddin road, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images Editor's