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Booted out of NBA, former Raptor Jontay Porter due in court in betting case

NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court Wednesday to face a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year. Court recor...

Jul 09, 2024

Zelenskyy says world cannot wait until November election in US to take action to repel Putin

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the world must not wait for November to drive back Russia's offensive against his country. Zelenskyy made the remarks while attending thi...

Jul 09, 2024

NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has...

Jul 09, 2024

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

WASHINGTON (AP) - The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, seve...

Jul 09, 2024

Beryl leaves hot misery in the Houston area. It still threatens flooding on its path northward

HOUSTON (AP) - Many of the millions left without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, sweltered and fretted Tuesday as the storm deprived the...

Jul 09, 2024

Heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as thousands of fleeing Palestinians searched for shelter and medical facilities were forced to shut down in the l...

Jul 09, 2024

Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is sti...

Jul 09, 2024

Jannik Sinner loses to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon after getting treatment from a trainer

LONDON (AP) - Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in the fifth, eventually losing to Danii...

Jul 09, 2024

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change,...

Jul 09, 2024

Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said. The news came hours after an Israeli dro...

Jul 09, 2024