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Pakistan's ex-PM Khan pauses protest march after shooting

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday he was pausing his march on the capital, Islamabad, a day a gunman opened fire on his campaign convoy, wounding him and killing...

Nov 04, 2022

Revellers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic

HONG KONG (AP) - Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...

Nov 04, 2022

Oath Keepers head Rhodes on stand in Jan. 6 sedition trial

WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes took the witness stand on Friday in his high-stakes seditious conspiracy trial as he tries to counter allegations that his far-right extremist gro...

Nov 04, 2022

Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pea hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphi...

Nov 03, 2022

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games without pay

NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs." Hours afte...

Nov 03, 2022

Federal court says beauty pageant can bar trans contestants

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing, because including her could interfere with the m...

Nov 03, 2022

Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after assault

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a violent assault last week. Pelosi said, "Paul remains under do...

Nov 03, 2022

Israeli PM Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu in election

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office says he has conceded defeat to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this week's election. A statement said Lapid congratulated...

Nov 03, 2022

Official: Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in gun attack

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a container truck carrying Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from...

Nov 03, 2022

Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, 3rd-largest ever in US

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night's huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the ...

Nov 02, 2022