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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

Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward

BAGHDAD (AP) - The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said. Two health of...

Jul 13, 2021

Florida city weighs how to honor lost souls at 'holy site'

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - As crews keep searching for the last missing remains of the souls who perished in their collapsing beachfront condos nearly three weeks ago, the question is swirling across the r...

Jul 12, 2021

Biden calls Cuba 'remarkable' protests a 'call for freedom'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba "remarkable" and a "clarion call for freedom," praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and h...

Jul 12, 2021

Texas Democrats plan to leave state to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats in the Texas Legislature were planning Monday to leave the state for Washington, D.C., in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, creating another drama...

Jul 12, 2021