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US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during the last week of July, according to a senior admin...

Jul 14, 2021

Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A former Haitian senator, a fired government official and an informant for the U.S. government are the latest suspects identified as part of a sweeping investigation into ...

Jul 14, 2021

Chinese parents, abducted son reunited after 24 years

BANGKOK (AP) - After 24 years of heartache and searching, a Chinese couple was reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate. Guo Gangtang and his wife, Zhang Wenge, h...

Jul 14, 2021

Pope Francis seen leaving hospital 10 days after surgery

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon. Witnesses said a car carrying Francis, 84, was seen leaving Rome...

Jul 14, 2021

Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raised to 17; 23 freed

BEIJING (AP) - The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission. The city of Suzhou said on its social media fee...

Jul 13, 2021

US COVID-19 case are rising again, doubling over three weeks

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vac...

Jul 13, 2021

Sheriff: Man kills one at gas station; slain in shootout

FRANKSVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in Wisconsin say a man shot and killed another man at a gas station Tuesday and fired at another motorist before fleeing and eventually dying in a shootout with an...

Jul 13, 2021

Power vacuum created by president's killing rattles Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitians are not only wondering who killed their president, but who's running the country: At least three men claim to be the legitimate head of government, complicating t...

Jul 13, 2021

Dutch COVID-19 infections soar by 500% in a week

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week, the country's public health institute reported Tuesday. The surge follows the ...

Jul 13, 2021

IOC's Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as 'Chinese'

TOKYO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the he...

Jul 13, 2021