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Francine strengthens into a hurricane as Louisiana residents prepare for landfall

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Francine has strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is advancing toward Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday night that Francine powered up it...

Sep 10, 2024

Mauricio Pocchetino hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as US men's national team coach

Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was hired Tuesday to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. men's national team coach, 21 months before the Americans host the 2026 World Cup. A 52-ye...

Sep 10, 2024

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri's November ballot, court rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will be on the ballot, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the constitut...

Sep 10, 2024

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep undergr...

Sep 10, 2024

Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case

WASHINGTON (AP) - A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband's activities but "did not engag...

Sep 10, 2024

The US accuses Iran of sending Russia short-range ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine

LONDON (AP) - The United States formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved. U.S. Secr...

Sep 10, 2024

The US accuses Iran of sending Russia short-range ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine

LONDON (AP) - The United States formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved. U.S. Secr...

Sep 10, 2024

Israeli military: American killed in West Bank was likely shot 'unintentionally' by Israeli forces

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military saiad Tuesday that an American activist who was killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot "indirectly and unintentionally" by Israeli forces who...

Sep 10, 2024

Israeli military: American killed in West Bank was likely shot 'unintentionally' by Israeli forces

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says an American activist who was shot dead in the West Bank last week was likely shot "indirectly and unintentionally" by Israeli forces who were aiming at someo...

Sep 10, 2024

Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured, ...

Sep 10, 2024