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A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A medical transport jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood ...

Jan 31, 2025

Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Four Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a location in southern Gaza where Hamas is set to free hostages in its ceasefire deal with Israel. A total of three male hostages...

Jan 31, 2025

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicols Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administrati...

Jan 31, 2025

A small plane has crashed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania governor says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia as crews respond to a fiery scene Pennsylvania's governor said Friday. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is offering all "Commonwealth r...

Jan 31, 2025

A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, governor says

A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia as crews respond to a fiery scene late Friday, Pennsylvania's governor said. The crash site is less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Northeast Phi...

Jan 31, 2025

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn't find lethal...

Jan 31, 2025

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. offici...

Jan 31, 2025

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. offici...

Jan 31, 2025

Tour guide at former Colorado gold mine fell out of elevator after apparently not latching door

DENVER (AP) - A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained...

Jan 31, 2025

Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding

BOSTON (AP) - A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in gran...

Jan 31, 2025