Trump to offer automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts. It's a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales and make U.S. production less competitive worldwide. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined in a briefing with reporters to provide details of the relief. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who joined Leavitt at the briefing, says the goal is to enable automakers to create more domestic manufacturing jobs.

Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts

Donald Trump’s second presidency has produced a seemingly constant stream of news. The Associated Press has shared the headlines with people worldwide, flagging the most notable developments in hundreds of news alerts. The alerts reflect a dizzying stretch of activity by the Republican president, those who oppose him, the courts and the world. Many of the alerts show reaction or fallout throughout the world. Others highlight newsworthy statements by Trump. The alerts show how Trump's first 100 days back in the White House have played out in some of the areas where Trump focused most, including immigration, federal spending, foreign policy and tariffs.

Canada's Liberals celebrate a stunning win and the populist challenger loses his seat

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Liberals are celebrating election victory in a stunning turn of fortune. The country won't know until later Tuesday whether the party of new Prime Minister Mark Carney will have an outright majority or need help in Parliament. And populist Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre lost his Parliament seat. That caps a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. Poilievre a few months ago appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade.

Spain and Portugal focus on the cause of the huge blackout after power is almost fully restored

MADRID (AP) — Power is almost fully restored in Spain and Portugal a day after a major blackout. But many questions remained about what caused one of Europe’s most severe blackouts. Spanish electricity operator Red Eléctrica said that more than 99% of energy demand had been restored by 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Portuguese grid operator REN said all 89 power substations were back online and power had been restored to all 6.4 million customers. Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads.

Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis’ death amid questions about whether he would participate in the conclave to elect his successor. After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But in recent days he had asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel with other cardinals on May 7. On Tuesday, the 76-year-old Italian issued a statement through his lawyers that said he had “decided to obey” the will of Pope Francis.

At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A war monitor and an activist group say clashes broke out in the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters. The fighting early Tuesday in Damascus left at least 10 people dead. The clashes in the southern suburb of Jaramana began after audio circulated on social media of a man criticizing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The audio was attributed to a Druze cleric, who later denied being involved.

Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. The fire broke out at around noon Tuesday, they said. No word was given on the cause of the fire, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building. Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, usually due to staff ignoring safety features due to a lack of training or pressure from their superiors. The restaurant's manager has been placed in policy custody as part of the investigation.

Police say driver likely did not target after-school camp in crash that killed 3 kids and 1 teen

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois. Authorities say the Monday afternoon crash in Chatham that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack. Two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed. Illinois State Police said Tuesday that the crash is under investigation and the 44-year-old driver is not in custody. She was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and toxicology reports are pending. Chatham is about 12 miles from the state capital, Springfield.

First accuser takes the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — The first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has taken the witness stand in a reprise of her testimony in his first #MeToo trial five years ago. Miriam Haley is testifying Tuesday at the start of the second week of testimony in Weinstein’s retrial. The former TV and movie production assistant alleges that the former movie mogul forcibly performed oral sex on her at his New York City apartment in 2006. Haley initially expressed some reluctance to testify again after a New York appeals court last year overturned Weinstein’s landmark conviction and ordered a new trial. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and denies that he raped or sexually assaulted anyone.

As communist troops streamed into Saigon, a few remaining reporters kept photos and stories flowing

BANGKOK (AP) — They’d watched overnight as the bombardments grew closer, and observed through binoculars as the final U.S. Marines piled into a helicopter from the roof of the embassy to be whisked away. So when they heard the telltale squeak of the rubber sandals worn by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops from the stairway outside The Associated Press office, the reporters who had stayed behind were not surprised, and braced themselves for possible detention or arrest. But the journalists just kept reporting, and the improbable meeting became part of their iconic reporting on the fall of Saigon, 50 years ago.