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Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been…
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Associated Press PORTER, Texas (AP) — Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no…
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More details are emerging after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attemp t Saturday, days…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances…
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AP Media Writer The images filled television screens across a rattled country on a hot Saturday evening — former President Donald Trump reaching…
Continue Reading A few short minutes after Trump took the stage, shots rang out
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage…
Continue Reading Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as some international friends and foes, expressed shock and relief…
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Continue Reading Biden says ‘everybody must condemn’ attack on Trump and later speaks with ex-president
Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination…
Continue Reading Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo critical of extended Copa America final halftime for Shakira concert
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo was critical of the extended halftime planned for Sunday night’s Copa America final to…
Continue Reading Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in…
Continue Reading Minnesota Republican Tayler Rahm drops out to clear path for Joe Teirab in competitive US House race
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Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group…
Continue Reading New York’s first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
NEW YORK (AP) — The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York says she plans to resign because it is time to “pass the…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump is not expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, which…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s criminal case was about ammunition at its shocking beginning and its sudden end
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The criminal case against Alec Baldwin was about the handling of bullets from the beginning. And the…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case was thrown out. Here are some key things to know
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge threw out the bankruptcy case of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday. He cited repeated “uncooperative…
Continue Reading 2 fire tanker trucks heading to large warehouse blaze crash, injuring 7 firefighters
YORK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large warehouse fire in York,…
Continue Reading Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe
Associated Press A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at…
Continue Reading Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history
Associated Press Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed the mass stranding that…
Continue Reading Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down…
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Continue Reading West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due…
Continue Reading Peaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their…
Continue Reading Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing…
Continue Reading Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a social media user’s outrage over two flight attendants…
Continue Reading Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and bestselling author…
Continue Reading Morehouse College president says he will retire next June
ATLANTA (AP) — Morehouse College President David Thomas says he’ll retire next June because it is time for new leadership at the all-male,…
Continue Reading Man accused of holding girlfriend captive in Minnesota college dorm room reaches plea deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man who was accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a Minnesota college for three days has reached a…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter has gone missing while flying over the heavy forested Cardamom…
Continue Reading Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust
Associated Press Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the…
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AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author…
Continue Reading Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
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Continue Reading Steve Garvey visited Israel, but will it win over California voters in Senate race against Schiff?
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey has returned from a trip to Israel. Garvey visited the…
Continue Reading At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by…
Continue Reading Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say that a miner who was missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has…
Continue Reading Pastors see a wariness among Black men to talk abortion politics as Biden works to shore up base
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix pastor the Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr. has had countless discussions this election season with fellow…
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols in…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They’re…
Continue Reading Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than…
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Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president says his government will create “balance in relations with all…
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Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about…
Continue Reading Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer has shaped up in the U.S. West. Extreme heat is suspected in dozens of recent deaths,…
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Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her…
Continue Reading A man is arrested in the UK over human remains found in dumped suitcases
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one…
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AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and…
Continue Reading The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
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Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
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Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
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Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
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Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
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Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
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Associated Press WALLACE, La. (AP) — In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist…
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Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing…
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Associated Press HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the 150-year-old…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities. But…
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Associated Press Michelle Mata wasn’t diagnosed with a mental illness until she was 23, after years of suffering. She knew very little about who to…
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Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian…
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated Hamas a terrorist organization and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is…
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been sentenced…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer…
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Away from Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to broaden support for U.S. military…
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Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena…
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. envoy says terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate after the body of a long-missing man was found after months lying…
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Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against…
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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights attorneys say Mississippi should work quickly to redraw some legislative districts to ensure…
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MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were…
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Associated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single…
Continue Reading Canadian officer says Alice Munro claimed her daughter was lying about being abused by stepfather
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A retired police detective involved in the arrest of the husband of Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
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AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than two weeks now, the Democratic Party has been mired in crisis. And yet there is no sign…
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile says one of the suspects being sought in the kidnapping and killing of a dissident Venezuelan soldier on Chilean soil…
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Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is facing trial on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a woman said she escaped weeks…
Continue Reading Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund. It’s the global lender’s latest…
Continue Reading 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean after 3 months of rehab in Florida
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida.…
Continue Reading Smoking laptop in passenger’s bag prompts evacuation on American Airlines flight in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami…
Continue Reading Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say…
Continue Reading Democrats weigh Biden’s impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the…
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AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga.; former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa says players deserve apology, not sanctions after Copa America fight
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa thinks his players deserve an apology, not sanctions, for entering the stands…
Continue Reading US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will…
Continue Reading US Navy pilots come home after months of shooting down Houthi missiles and drones
Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — U.S. Navy fighter pilots have come home in Virginia after months of shooting down Houthi-launched…
Continue Reading Biden says delegates can vote their conscience — and he’s right. But mass defections remain unlikely
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden say his pledged delegates could vote their conscience, and party rules confirm that. But…
Continue Reading Retired Massachusetts pediatrician pleads not guilty to abusing young patients
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A retired Massachusetts pediatrician has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused at least 15 children who were…
Continue Reading Small wildfire leads to precautionary evacuation of climate change research facility in Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A small wildfire was burning on a trail near a Colorado facility where scientists research climate change, including…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans to open new Hispanic outreach center
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to open a new Hispanic outreach office in Milwaukee after GOP leaders let the lease on the old one…
Continue Reading Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago official says homeless people are being moved from a large encampment to a shelter so the area will be…
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