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Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. Dallas Th...

Aug 07, 2025

Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. ...

Aug 07, 2025

Scherzer vs. Kershaw: A rare showdown between 3,000-strikeout pitchers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October. Fans won't have to wait that long. The likely Hall of Famers square off Friday in a rare cont...

Aug 07, 2025

More Ukrainians now want a negotiated end to the war with Russia, new Gallup poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kremlin said Thursday that a meeting in the coming days between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed on. Putin's foreign affairs advis...

Aug 07, 2025

Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country's largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials...

Aug 06, 2025

Trump could meet in person with Putin as soon as next week, White House official says

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a White House official ...

Aug 06, 2025

Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crimes charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to cour...

Aug 06, 2025

MLB is calling up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Saturday's Marlins-Braves game

NEW YORK (AP) - Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the...

Aug 06, 2025

5 soldiers shot at Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia, base reports

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Five soldiers were shot on Wednesday at the Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia, the base said in a social media post. Parts of the Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia were locked down a...

Aug 06, 2025

Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide

ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new r...

Aug 06, 2025