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Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single Massachusetts middle school

NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school, making up about 10% of the eighth-grade class. The identical and fraternal twins graduated from Poll...

Jun 13, 2024

Supreme Court rules California man can't trademark 'Trump too small'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase "Trump too small." The justices upheld the government's decision to deny a trademark to...

Jun 13, 2024

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, to stand trial, officials say

MOSCOW (AP) - U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, authorities said Thurs...

Jun 13, 2024

US, Europe agree to lock up Russian assets until it pays for Ukraine war, clearing way for $50B loan

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) - The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. official ...

Jun 13, 2024

Tatum, Brown help Celtics hold off huge Dallas rally for 106-99 win, 3-0 lead in NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 31, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Maveric...

Jun 12, 2024

President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden's recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern b...

Jun 12, 2024

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified docume...

Jun 12, 2024

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says

CAIRO (AP) - A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and...

Jun 12, 2024

Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons ahead of key Senate vote

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine riot police blasted protesters with water cannons to disperse crowds outside of Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were expected to vo...

Jun 12, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make...

Jun 12, 2024