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Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it's increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it i...

Sep 30, 2024

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone as US acknowledges losing one

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Monday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country, with videos purportedly showing a surface-to-air missil...

Sep 30, 2024

The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending an additional "few thousand" troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The increas...

Sep 30, 2024

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced....

Sep 30, 2024

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instruc...

Sep 30, 2024

Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to nearly 100

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, thr...

Sep 30, 2024

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instruc...

Sep 30, 2024

A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing ...

Sep 30, 2024

France's Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

PARIS (AP) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliamen...

Sep 30, 2024

Japan's likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

TOKYO (AP) - Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, said on Monday he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba ...

Sep 30, 2024