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Nobel winners call attention to Egypt political prisoners

LONDON (AP) - A group of winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature urged world leaders on Wednesday to raise human rights issues as they visit Egypt for the COP27 climate change conference. In a lette...

Nov 02, 2022

Israel's Netanyahu appears to edge toward victory after vote

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward victory in national elections on Wednesday, with more than two-thirds of ballots showing that voters gav...

Nov 02, 2022

Harper, Phillies tie World Series mark with 5 HR, top Astros

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper hammered his sixth postseason home run, whispered an assist to Alec Bohm before his solo shot and the Philadelphia Phillies tied a World Series record with five homers...

Nov 01, 2022

South Korea: N. Korea fires missile toward sea after threat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward sea Wednesday, but gave no further details like how far it flew....

Nov 01, 2022

2 police officers in stable condition after Newark shooting

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Two Newark police officers were wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in a residential neighborhood about a mile west of the city's airport, officials said. The officers were bei...

Nov 01, 2022

Paul Pelosi's accused attacker held without bail

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A San Francisco judge on Tuesday ordered the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, to be held without bail...

Nov 01, 2022

Bolsonaro declines to concede Brazil defeat in first address

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were ...

Nov 01, 2022

Supreme Court clears way for Graham testimony in Georgia

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a temporary hold on Sen. Lindsey Graham's testimony in a Georgia investigation of possible illegal interference in the 2020 election by then-Presi...

Nov 01, 2022

Crime opens political lane for GOP in Democratic New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Republicans are funneling resources and determination into a law-and-order campaign for governor of New Mexico led by a local TV celebrity with a hard-line message about criminal...

Nov 01, 2022

Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday put a temporary hold on the handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee. Roberts' order gives the Supre...

Nov 01, 2022