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Two charged in connection with Iran drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East

BOSTON (AP) - Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed th...

Dec 16, 2024

French president declares mourning period after cyclone strikes Mayotte and will visit

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he will declare a national mourning period after a deadly cyclone slammed the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, and said ...

Dec 16, 2024

5 dead, other injured in a shooting at a Wisconsin school

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Five people are dead and others injured after a shooting Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, the police chief says. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says the suspect shoote...

Dec 16, 2024

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachm...

Dec 16, 2024

Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that ihe would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams. Separately he called on the ...

Dec 16, 2024

Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February

BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early electio...

Dec 16, 2024

Middle East latest: Death toll from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000. Israel strikes Syrian targets

Palestinian health officials said Monday the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war, now in its 14th month, topped 45,000 people. This comes as 52 dead arrived at hospitals across the bombed-out strip o...

Dec 16, 2024

Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people. The Gaza Health Ministry does ...

Dec 16, 2024

South Korean investigators request that impeached president appear for questioning over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement authorities will request that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning this week over his short-lived martial law decree as they ...

Dec 15, 2024

South Korean investigators request impeached president to appear for questioning over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement authorities will request that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning this week over his short-lived martial law decree as they ...

Dec 15, 2024