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Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state's longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago. A ju...

Oct 16, 2024

Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote article...

Oct 16, 2024

The US Navy says a fighter jet with two on board crashed in Washington state during training

The U.S. Navy was searching Wednesday for two aviators whose plane crashed during a routine training flight. The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier at...

Oct 16, 2024

More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to sc...

Oct 16, 2024

Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's top election official had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony, the state Sup...

Oct 16, 2024

Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' includes a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership for Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country's fight against Russia's invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some ...

Oct 16, 2024

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) - An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. The naval ship Libra lef...

Oct 15, 2024

Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes j...

Oct 15, 2024

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) - An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. The naval ship Libra lef...

Oct 15, 2024

Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes j...

Oct 15, 2024