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'Making history': Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman to lead major-party ticket
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would beco...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to s...
Aug 23, 2024
AP Source: Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months
BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White House aims to sharpen its focus on foreign policy in the Democrat's fina...
Aug 23, 2024
Canada's men's rugby team taking new-found confidence into Pacific Nations Cup
VANCOUVER - A new atmosphere permeates Canada's men's rugby team these days - one of confidence. Belief bubbled up when the squad downed world No. 20 Romania in Ottawa last month and it lingers as the...
Aug 23, 2024
Last body from sunken superyacht has been found off Sicily, Italian Coast Guard says
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - The Italian Coast Guard said the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily has been found in the wreckage. The woman's body w...
Aug 23, 2024
Ilkay Gundogan returns for unlikely second spell at Man City after just a year at Barcelona
Ilkay Gundogan is back at Manchester City for a sequel few could have expected. A year after leaving for Barcelona, the former Germany midfielder completed his unlikely return to City on Friday on a f...
Aug 23, 2024
Fire in northern Serbia kills 6
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (54 miles...
Aug 23, 2024
Several injured or missing after a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a highway Friday in Nepal, leaving several people injured or missing. The bus veered off the highway and rolled toward a fast...
Aug 23, 2024
House fire in northern Serbia kills 6
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A house fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (54...
Aug 23, 2024