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Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket found guilty of murder

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder and faces life in prison. Jurors reached their verdict Monday in the tri...

Sep 23, 2024

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regiona...

Sep 23, 2024

Iran's President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran's president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying "traps" to lead his country into a wider conflict. Masoud Pezeshkian told about two...

Sep 23, 2024

Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured mo...

Sep 23, 2024

Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis cancelled his audiences Monday because of a "slight flu-like state" just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was descri...

Sep 23, 2024

Israel calls on Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as warplanes launch new strikes

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. The two sides exchanged heavy...

Sep 22, 2024

Israel calls on Lebanese to evacuate homes where Hezbollah stores arms as it launches new strikes

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. The warning on Monday came as...

Sep 22, 2024

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country i...

Sep 22, 2024

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's tenth president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the cou...

Sep 22, 2024

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eig...

Sep 22, 2024