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Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China, with over 340,000 evacuated and flights canceled
HONG KONG (AP) - Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the region on high...
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Van slams into crowd at Berlin's Pride event, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect
BERLIN (AP) - A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin's famed LGBTQ+ event on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German capital hours after they h...
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2 buses collide in southern Peru, killing 5 and injuring 16
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Two buses crashed into each other Saturday in southern Peru killing at least five people and injuring another 16, authorities said. The head-on collision took place along the southern Panamerican Highway in the town of T...
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Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargai...
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Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Sen...
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Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city
CAIRO (AP) - Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in another escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle Ea...
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At least 35 people killed after buses collide in Syria, state media reports
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, state media reported. Around 30 people w...
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India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's "Cockroach" movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country's education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the ed...
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France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) - France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced...
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Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux
ARCACHON, France (AP) - Authorities in France are evacuating some suburbs of Bordeaux because of a massive and shifting wildfire to the west of the city famous for its wines. The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordere...
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Attorney for family of man killed by Madison police says the officer should be criminally charged
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Madison police officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz should face criminal charges, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Friday, after protests erupted in anger over videos of their struggle. "They not only tackle...
Jul 24, 2026
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More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat
ARCACHON, France (AP) - Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of control. Firefi...
Jul 24, 2026
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Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence
MILWAUKEE (AP) - CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office's arrest report, Romo per...
Jul 24, 2026
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ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations, diplomats tell AP
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Member state representatives of the International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, two diplomats told ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election
WASHINGTON (AP) - South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule, most likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar and e...
Jul 24, 2026
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
Eleven people were charged Friday with causing the deaths of seven migrants by trapping them inside a train container in sweltering Texas heat after they were smuggled into the United States. Among the six people found dead inside the shi...
Jul 24, 2026
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Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts, including murder, in a shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at a London nightclub
LONDON (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023 when he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. Brown, 37, previously had denied more serious charges over what prosec...
Jul 24, 2026
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Tropical Storm Genevieve forms in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthens to Category 2
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Genevieve formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthened into a Category 2 storm and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecasters said. The risk of some impacts from ...
Jul 24, 2026
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German leader Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance
BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections in which a far-right party could get its first state governor. ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with protesters and community groups demanding accountability and an end to racial injustic...
Jul 23, 2026
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Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall
Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast. Forecasters said more flooding was possible as ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury ...
Jul 23, 2026
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House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain...
Jul 23, 2026
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Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel through th...
Jul 23, 2026
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Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment
PHOENIX (AP) - Amish Shah won the Democratic primary Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona, delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which backed a rival, as more voters reject the prefere...
Jul 23, 2026
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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midte...
Jul 22, 2026
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House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Departmen...
Jul 22, 2026
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