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Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel's war in Gaza marches to the U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police deployed pepper spray Wednesday as a large crowd protesting Israel's war in Gaza marched toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's was speakin...

Jul 24, 2024

Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the c...

Jul 24, 2024

Netanyahu seeks support for Gaza war in address to Congress that sparks large protests and boycotts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday th...

Jul 24, 2024

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" That is a r...

Jul 24, 2024

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. An indictment unsealed in U...

Jul 24, 2024

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