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France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) - France has recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to back Morocco as ...

Jul 30, 2024

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 5 and bury many others in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) - Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed five people and left many others feared trapped under the debris, the Press Trust of India reported. Th...

Jul 29, 2024

NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search, two people familiar with the matter said Monday, in part because of c...

Jul 29, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of starting largest wildfire in California this year charged with arson

FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) - The man arrested on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, the largest wildfire in California this year, by pushing a burning car into a gully made his first appearance in co...

Jul 29, 2024

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday pardoned a group of journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as...

Jul 29, 2024

Judge declines to appoint monitor for NRA but hands former CEO Wayne LaPierre a 10-year ban

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge on Monday declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the National Rifle Association, but he said he would bar the group's ...

Jul 29, 2024

Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a 17-year-old is arrested

LONDON (AP) - At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained 17-year-old male suspec...

Jul 29, 2024

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official sai...

Jul 29, 2024

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa's ...

Jul 29, 2024

Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday's presidential vote, which mi...

Jul 28, 2024