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Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets u...

Aug 15, 2024

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territor...

Aug 15, 2024

US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $51 donation to Ukraine

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) - U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a $51 donation ...

Aug 15, 2024

Daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be nominated as new prime minister

BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's populist Pheu Thai party on Thursday said it will nominate its party leader, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in a Parliament vote for the country's new leader after former Prime Mini...

Aug 15, 2024

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Thursday's announcement comes during new efforts to broker a cease-fire to t...

Aug 15, 2024

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory's Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel's offensive has also wounded 92,4...

Aug 15, 2024

Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn

SYDNEY (AP) - The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was "vexatious, mis...

Aug 14, 2024

The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately

NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university grapple with protests over th...

Aug 14, 2024

Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet

PHOENIX (AP) - An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an "unborn human being," the ...

Aug 14, 2024

Ernesto has intensified into a hurricane and is on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters say

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Ernesto intensified Wednesday into a hurricane over the Caribbean and is on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters said. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph (75 m...

Aug 14, 2024