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Projection: Austria's president to win 2nd term, no runoff

VIENNA (AP) - A projection indicates that Austria's liberal president is on course to win a second six-year term without the need for a runoff vote. The projection for ORF public television shortly af...

Oct 09, 2022

Official: Strikes on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill 17

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight struck apartment buildings and killed at least 17 people, a top official in the Ukrainian city said Sunday. City council Secretary Anato...

Oct 08, 2022

Philippine ex-senator briefly held hostage in jail rampage

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police killed three detained Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State group after they staged a jail rampage Sunday that saw a police officer stabbed and a fo...

Oct 08, 2022

Vegas showgirls describe shock of stabbings that left 2 dead

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Victims of a quick series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip described the shock and horror of the unexpected attack on a group of showgirls and others outside a casino that left two...

Oct 08, 2022

'Fake heiress' released to house arrest, fights deportation

NEW YORK (AP) - Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, immigration officials and ...

Oct 08, 2022

Appeals court reinstates injunction blocking abortion ban

PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a trial court's decision that allowed immediate enforcement of a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions. The ruling mean...

Oct 07, 2022

Haiti's leader requests foreign armed forces to quell chaos

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle,...

Oct 07, 2022

NYC hospitals to pay $165M to women abused by gynecologist

NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irvin...

Oct 07, 2022

Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A series of explosions rocked the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke in the sky and triggering a series of secondary expl...

Oct 07, 2022

Flynn, Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe

ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork Friday seeking to compel testimony ...

Oct 07, 2022