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UK shatters its record for highest temperature

LONDON (AP) - The U.K. weather office says Britain has shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degree Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Cha...

Jul 19, 2022

Mental evaluation for man who threatened Memphis shooting

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Monday ordered a mental evaluation for a man police said had planned a mass shooting of people leaving a rap concert in downtown Memphis. Elijah Hyman went b...

Jul 18, 2022

Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters b...

Jul 18, 2022

Gunfire, shootings and panic mar American weekend

A man firing a rifle killed shoppers at an Indiana mall's food court. A gunfight at a Houston home killed four people. A stand-up act by the comedian Craig Robinson in North Carolina didn't even begin...

Jul 18, 2022

Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify

WASHINGTON (AP) - The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency. Michael Carv...

Jul 18, 2022

Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say the person who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, before a shopper shot and killed him was a 20-year-old local man...

Jul 18, 2022

Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit

JERUSALEM (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's ...

Jul 18, 2022

Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement office...

Jul 18, 2022

2022 midterms: What to watch in Maryland's primary elections

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Republican race for Maryland governor in Tuesday's primary election pits a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan against a rival endorsed by Donald Trump. It's an ear...

Jul 17, 2022

Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed ...

Jul 17, 2022