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An official says a historic Grand Canyon lodge has been destroyed by wildfire

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging i...

Jul 13, 2025

Nigeria's ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa's most populous nation, dies aged 82

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buha...

Jul 13, 2025

Emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in central Texas amid new flood warnings.

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterway...

Jul 13, 2025

Palestinian death toll in the 21-month-long war in Gaza tops 58,000, Gaza health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian death toll in the 21-month-long war in Gaza has surpassed 58,000, the Health Ministry in the territory said Sunday. The ministry does not distinguish b...

Jul 13, 2025

From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV

CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run - a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan P...

Jul 12, 2025

Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player f...

Jul 12, 2025

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

Jul 12, 2025

Trump tours Texas flood damage as the disaster tests his pledge to do away with FEMA

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn resident...

Jul 11, 2025

Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case

CHICAGO (AP) - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo's sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ov...

Jul 11, 2025

Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the ...

Jul 11, 2025