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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state medi...

Sep 12, 2024

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state medi...

Sep 12, 2024

Border Patrol response to Uvalde school shooting marred by breakdowns and poor training, report says

U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation's deadliest class...

Sep 12, 2024

Man arrested in Denver-area shooting and taken to hospital along with female victim, police say

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) - A suspect in a shooting at an apartment complex near Denver was taken into custody Thursday and transported to a hospital along with a female victim after a four-hour standoff...

Sep 12, 2024

North Dakota judge strikes down the state's abortion ban

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A state judge struck down North Dakota's ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. In ...

Sep 12, 2024

New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of...

Sep 12, 2024

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, swaying lamps and jolting some people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported. The U.S. ...

Sep 12, 2024

US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obst...

Sep 12, 2024

US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obst...

Sep 12, 2024

Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursda...

Sep 11, 2024