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North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals' "frant...

Mar 12, 2023

Iran claims prisoner swap with US; US calls it 'cruel lie'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismisse...

Mar 12, 2023

Skier Shiffrin wins slalom for record World Cup win 87

ARE, Sweden (AP) - American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday. Shiffrin broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the a...

Mar 11, 2023

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

BEIJING (AP) - China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of ...

Mar 10, 2023

Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) - The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Paul Flore...

Mar 10, 2023

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the ...

Mar 10, 2023

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China's help

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals. The major dipl...

Mar 10, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory

ARE, Sweden (AP) - American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race Friday with victory in a giant slalom. Shiffrin's win matched the overall record set by Swedish great Ingema...

Mar 10, 2023

German police: 8 dead in Jehovah's Witnesses hall shooting

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Eight people were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Hamburg, German police said Friday, and an unspecified number of others were wounded. Police gave the fi...

Mar 09, 2023

China's Xi awarded third term as president, extending rule

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life. The endorsement of Xi's appointment by the ceremonial N...

Mar 09, 2023