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John rapidly strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane off southern Mexico's Pacific coast

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane John ripped toward Mexico's southern coast on Monday after rapidly intensifying over the eastern Pacific Ocean, surprising authorities who called for resident...

Sep 23, 2024

Missouri governor, state Supreme Court refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state's top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection...

Sep 23, 2024

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 was convicted Monday of murder and faces life in prison. Defense attorneys did not dispute that Ahmad Al...

Sep 23, 2024

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