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Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report

WASHINGTON (AP) - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report rele...

Jan 13, 2025

At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a...

Jan 13, 2025

Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department can publicly release its investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday - the latest rulin...

Jan 13, 2025

Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge said Monday that the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference cas...

Jan 13, 2025

Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

CAIRO (AP) - U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal h...

Jan 13, 2025

24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 24 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again war...

Jan 12, 2025

Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirms wildfire death toll rises to 16

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has risen to 16. The total of confirmed fatalities stands at 16 victim...

Jan 11, 2025

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the sm...

Jan 11, 2025

Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress i...

Jan 11, 2025

Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China

BANGKOK (AP) - A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who say th...

Jan 10, 2025