内容摘要：Arhirova reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. AP writers Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Chris Megerian and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington, Emma Burrows in London, Nicole Winfield in Rome, Katie Marie Davies in Manchester, England, contributed reporting.

Arhirova reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. AP writers Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Chris Megerian and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington, Emma Burrows in London, Nicole Winfield in Rome, Katie Marie Davies in Manchester, England, contributed reporting.

Victor Gensini, Northern Illinois University meteorology professor and a lead scientist of Project ICECHIP, right, and Logan Bundy, PhD Candidate at NIU and ICECHIP IOP assistant, left, stand at the command vehicle watching an approaching storm Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Scotland, Texas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)“Now a large part of that reason is because we simply have more people with more stuff in harm’s way,” said Masters, who wasn’t part of the research. “Insurance has become unaffordable in a lot of places and hail has become a big reason.”

In Colorado, hail is “actually our most costly natural disaster,” said Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, adding that “hail does such incredible damage to property.”The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’sfor working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at

WASHINGTON (AP) — Germany’s new leader is meeting Presidentin Washington on Thursday as he works to keep the U.S. on board with Western support

, help defuse trade tensions that pose a risk to Europe’s biggest economy and further bolster his country’s long-criticized military spending.

Trump and ChancellorMost of the measles cases in the U.S. this year — 1,088 nationally as of Friday — are in unvaccinated people. It has

among communities due toduring this year’s outbreaks, and 2025 is inching closer to becoming

in more than three decades.Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, and