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Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing schedu...

Aug 29, 2024

Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday....

Aug 29, 2024

No. 1 Jannik Sinner moves into the third round at the US Open, Hurkacz and Korda ousted

NEW YORK (AP) - Jannik Sinner surged into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, beating Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. The No. 1-ranked Sinner dropped the first set in his opening match in New ...

Aug 29, 2024

Authorities: Police gunfire did not kill 8-year-old who was found in the vehicle on an I-95 bridge

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - A man being pursued in the killing of a woman in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine, officials said Thu...

Aug 29, 2024

Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's...

Aug 29, 2024

Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's...

Aug 29, 2024

Ukraine's military says one of its F-16 warplanes has crashed

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion has crashed, Ukraine's air force said Thursday. The fighte...

Aug 29, 2024

Ukraine's military says one of its F-16 warplanes has crashed

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion has crashed, Ukraine's air force said Thursday. The fighte...

Aug 29, 2024

WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. World Health Organization announced Thursday that there will be limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children ...

Aug 29, 2024

Polish electoral body says former ruling party violated campaign rules, imposes penalty

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's electoral authority said Thursday that the former ruling right-wing party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote, and imposed a penalty worth mil...

Aug 29, 2024