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A fire at a mall in eastern Iraq kills 50 people

BAGHDAD (AP) - A fire at a mall in eastern Iraq's Wasit province killed 50 people, including women and children, the provincial governor said Thursday. Gov. Mohammed al-Mayyeh in a statement declared ...

Jul 17, 2025

Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, ...

Jul 16, 2025

A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful earthquake prompted a tsunami wa...

Jul 16, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France

TOULOUSE, France (AP) - A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line on Wednesday. Norwegian rider Jona...

Jul 16, 2025

New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

HOUSTON (AP) - A judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death ...

Jul 16, 2025

Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Federal authorities said Wednesday that they charged three current or former Louisiana police chiefs with taking hundreds of bribes in exchange for filing false police reports ...

Jul 16, 2025

A key coalition partner of Netanyahu is quitting, leaving him with minority in Israeli parliament

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority in parliament. The Shas ultra-Ort...

Jul 16, 2025

Israel strikes near the defense ministry in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city ...

Jul 16, 2025

Israel-backed aid organization in Gaza says 20 killed at distribution site, mostly in stampede

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli-backed American organization that runs an aid program in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday 20 Palestinians were killed near a distribution site. This comes as Israeli st...

Jul 16, 2025

Schwarber's 3 homers in All-Star Game's first swing-off lifts NL over AL

ATLANTA (AP) - Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies went 3-for-3 to put the National League ahead as they won the first All-Star Game home run swing-off 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the Ame...

Jul 15, 2025