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Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured

PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) - A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with more than 50 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, po...

Aug 22, 2025

Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles t...

Aug 22, 2025

Colorado judge rejects plea agreement for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, many of which languished in a room-temperature buildi...

Aug 22, 2025

2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He made the announcement with FIFA president Gi...

Aug 22, 2025

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, military says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that the National Guard members who are on the streets in Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will soon be armed. The Associated Press

Aug 22, 2025

FBI searches home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a p...

Aug 22, 2025

Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka police on Friday arrested the country's former president and senior opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations of misusing public funds during his ...

Aug 22, 2025

Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a...

Aug 22, 2025

Israel's defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister warned on Friday that Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel's terms, as the country prepares for an expanded offensive in the area. A day ...

Aug 21, 2025

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation

BANGKOK (AP) - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he was acquitted of royal defamation by a court Friday. His lawyer also confirmed the verdict, but the Bangkok Criminal Court did not ...

Aug 21, 2025