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Air attack leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people, first responders said. ...

Jul 18, 2024

Trump describes assassination attempt with personal details as he accepts Republican nomination

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans...

Jul 18, 2024

Alabama has executed man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m....

Jul 18, 2024

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North's balloon launches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea's resumption of trash-carrying balloons launches. South Ko...

Jul 18, 2024

Dan Brown makes late birdies for a 1-shot lead over Shane Lowry in wind-challenged British Open

TROON, Scotland (AP) - The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal...

Jul 18, 2024

Tiger Woods in danger of missing cut at British Open again after 8-over 79 at Royal Troon

TROON, Scotland (AP) - Hands on his hips, Tiger Woods looked like a commuter whose train was late. Woods had sent his drive near the ScotRail line that runs along the 11th hole at Royal Troon. It summ...

Jul 18, 2024

Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has engaged in the "severe, pervasive, and unwelcome" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care, the Just...

Jul 18, 2024

Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden's candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democr...

Jul 18, 2024

Student protesters vow 'complete shutdown' in Bangladesh as reports say 10 more dead in clashes

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Police clashed Thursday with student protesters attempting to impose a "complete shutdown" in Bangladesh's capital, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrati...

Jul 18, 2024

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others

LUCKNOW, India (AP) - A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. The cause of the accident is being inv...

Jul 18, 2024