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Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers

BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers, killing 23 of them and wounding eight other people, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported Thursday. The National...

Sep 26, 2024

Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death r...

Sep 25, 2024

Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on de...

Sep 25, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. T...

Sep 25, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed, according to two people familiar with the matter. The charges agains...

Sep 25, 2024

Suspect is detained after an explosion at a California courthouse injures five people

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - A man set off an explosive device at a California courthouse on Wednesday, injuring five people and leading to the evacuation and closing of the court complex and other city...

Sep 25, 2024

Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid

HOUSTON (AP) - A former Houston police officer was convicted of murder Wednesday in the deaths of couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department...

Sep 25, 2024

Putin says a nuclear power supporting an attack on Russia can be considered an aggressor

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a nuclear power supporting another country's attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression under a new version of M...

Sep 25, 2024

Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people - a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation unc...

Sep 25, 2024

Biden says all-out war is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates

NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that "all-out war" is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, but he's hopeful an off-ramp can be found to prevent further...

Sep 25, 2024