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US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leaders and seek information...

Dec 19, 2024

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance ...

Dec 19, 2024

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance ...

Dec 19, 2024

Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government, the Pentagon said Thursday. ...

Dec 19, 2024

Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government, the Pentagon said Thursday. The ...

Dec 19, 2024

Former top aide to New York City's mayor charged in a bribery conspiracy

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal indictment released Thursday charges the mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors in a bribery conspiracy. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bra...

Dec 19, 2024

Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during a slow response to the 2022 Robb...

Dec 19, 2024

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation's 25th and final execution of the year. Kevin Ray Underwoo...

Dec 19, 2024

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder charges

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Penn...

Dec 19, 2024

Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...

Dec 19, 2024