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Roadside bombing targets Taliban, kills Afghan civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bombing targeting a Taliban vehicle in eastern Afghanistan killed at least two civilians Saturday, including a child, Taliban and health officials said. Four other...

Oct 23, 2021

García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series

HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Luis Garca showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red S...

Oct 22, 2021

Minneapolis officer charged in pursuit that killed motorist

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide in a fatal crash in July that occurred while the officer was pursuing a stolen vehicle, a pros...

Oct 22, 2021

Administration makes final pitch to block Texas abortion law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration, in its final pitch to block Texas' ban on most abortions, is warning the Supreme Court that none of its decisions would be safe if it allows the state law t...

Oct 22, 2021

Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst

NEW YORK (AP) - Millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been charged in suburban New York City with the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities confirmed Frida...

Oct 22, 2021

Ethiopian airstrikes in Tigray force UN flight to turn back

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian military airstrikes on Friday forced a United Nations humanitarian flight to abandon its landing in the capital of the country's Tigray region, several aid workers said...

Oct 22, 2021

Queen Elizabeth II back at castle following hospital visit

LONDON (AP) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was back at Windsor Castle on Friday and in good spirits after revelations that she spent the night in a London hospital earlier this week. Buckingham Palace...

Oct 22, 2021

Alabama man who avoided earlier execution date put to death

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man who avoided execution in February was put to death Thursday for the 1991 killing of a woman who was abducted during a robbery and then shot in a cemetery. Willie B. ...

Oct 21, 2021

Sheriff says family on California hike died of extreme heat

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California family found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River died after they overheated and ran out of drinking water on a sunny August afternoon when temp...

Oct 21, 2021

UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks

LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks after being advised by her doctor this week to rest. The palace said the 95-year-old Britis...

Oct 21, 2021