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Police search Georgia landfill for missing toddler's remains

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The search for a missing Georgia toddler presumed dead by police shifted Tuesday to a landfill outside Savannah where investigators planned to start sifting through trash for the ...

Oct 18, 2022

North Korea fires artillery shells near border with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery shells near the rivals' sea border in its latest weapons test. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired abo...

Oct 18, 2022

Admitted pedophile on trial for kidnapping dies in custody

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to pub...

Oct 18, 2022

Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine's power, water

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Airstrikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tuesday, part of what Ukraine's president denounc...

Oct 18, 2022

Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...

Oct 18, 2022

Former US Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti dies at 87

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti, who investigated President Jimmy Carter's brother while in the administration and who later became one of the nation's most expens...

Oct 17, 2022

Swedish Parliament elects conservative prime minister

STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Ulf Kristersson - the conservative Moderate Party leader - as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radi...

Oct 17, 2022

Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire that burned through part of Iran's notorious Evin Prison damaged one of the largest buildings at the complex, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday, a...

Oct 17, 2022

New UK Treasury chief to aims to calm markets with statement

LONDON (AP) - Britain's new Treasury chief will announce details of his tax and spending plans Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule, in a bid to calm markets roiled by the government's economic policie...

Oct 17, 2022

Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv a week after Russian strikes

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country. Kyiv city mayor V...

Oct 16, 2022