内容摘要：“This market used to be full every day,” Sow said, gesturing at the barren lot. The nearby beach is now occupied by hundreds of unused boats.

“This market used to be full every day,” Sow said, gesturing at the barren lot. The nearby beach is now occupied by hundreds of unused boats.

A woman carries a dog along a flooded highway after heavy rains in Campana, Argentina, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A woman carries a dog along a flooded highway after heavy rains in Campana, Argentina, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Follow AP visual journalism:SAYYIDA ZEINAB, Syria (AP) — At the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, rituals of faith unfold: worshippers kneel in prayer, visitors raise their palms skyward or fervently murmur invocations as they press their faces against an ornate structure enclosing where they believe the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad is entombed.But it’s more than just religious devotion that the golden-domed shrine became known for during Syria’s prolonged

At the time, the shrine’s protection from Sunni extremists became afor some Shiite fighters and

from beyond Syria’s borders who backed the former government of Bashar Assad. The shrine and the surrounding area, which bears the same name, thus emerged as examples of how the religious and political increasingly intertwined during the conflict.

With such a legacy, local Shiite community leaders and members are now navigating a dramatically altered political landscape around Sayyida Zeinab and beyond, afterThis story was first published on April 3, 2025. It was published again on April 7, 2025, to correct Sen. Mike Lee is from Utah, not Ohio.

Find AP Fact Checks here:NEW YORK (AP) — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the president on Thursday calling it potentially “THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL.”

It’s the latest in a series of skirmishes with the media, long a target of Donald Trump and his supporters. The Defense DepartmentNPR, NBC, the Times and Politico from their Pentagon workspaces, and Trump has