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Authorities: 4 killed, multiple injuries in Alabama shooting

Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting ha...

Apr 16, 2023

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, autho...

Apr 16, 2023

Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sustained firing was heard in the Sudanese capital Saturday morning amid tensions between the military and the country's powerful paramilitary forces. The firing could be heard ...

Apr 15, 2023

Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries

TOKYO (AP) - A loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port on Saturday during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit, but there were no injuries, Japan's NHK television reported. Kishida was unha...

Apr 14, 2023

Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during abortion

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered during certain kinds of abortion procedu...

Apr 14, 2023

Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not running for president

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he will not enter the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The former secretary of state said on Fox News that he would not seek the ...

Apr 14, 2023

Colorado governor signs abortion, transgender care bills

DENVER (AP) - Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a set of health care bills enshrining access to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications, as the Democrat-led state ...

Apr 14, 2023

Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The bill signed into law by Putin was ...

Apr 14, 2023

France's constitutional council approves higher pension age

PARIS (AP) - France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass prote...

Apr 14, 2023

US charges 28 members of Sinaloa cartel, sons of El Chapo

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday charged 28 members of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-traf...

Apr 14, 2023