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UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

NEW DELHI (AP) - The United Nations' cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain's plans to build a ...

Jul 24, 2024

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas...

Jul 24, 2024

Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks

LONDON (AP) - A 24-year-old man was arrested after a soldier was stabbed and seriously injured in a street near a barracks in southeast England, police said Wednesday. The British Army said the victim...

Jul 24, 2024

Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday's record, European climate agency says

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the E...

Jul 24, 2024

North Korea again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has again flown balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the balloons are flying north of Seou...

Jul 23, 2024

France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid "disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nominati...

Jul 23, 2024

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One of Oscar Mayer's hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said. The Wienermobile hit a car Monday mor...

Jul 23, 2024

US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a pers...

Jul 23, 2024

Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris flew to her first battleground state Tuesday after locking up nomination support from Democratic delegates, determined to prosecute the Democrats' politic...

Jul 23, 2024

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are p...

Jul 23, 2024