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Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday to avenge the killing of a top commander, further escalating regional tensions as the fate of an ...

Jun 12, 2024

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada's GOP U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent D...

Jun 11, 2024

US Rep. Kelly Armstrong wins North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won North Dakota's Republican primary for governor, setting him up for a likely general election victory in the conservative state in November. The ...

Jun 11, 2024

Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli wins US House seat in Ohio vacated by GOP’s Bill Johnson

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for the U.S. House seat formerly held by the GOP's Bill Johnson. Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat M...

Jun 11, 2024

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. Hou...

Jun 11, 2024

US Rep. Nancy Mace wins Republican primary challenge in South Carolina after tumultuous term

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from an enemy to ally of former President Donald Trump and...

Jun 11, 2024

1 fatally shot on transit bus that lead officers on wild chase, police say

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta police say one person has died after being shot on a commuter bus Tuesday afternoon that led officers on a chase for miles into the suburbs, with television news footage showing...

Jun 11, 2024

Man convicted of killing former lover and her husband is executed in Missouri

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors described as a fit of rage was executed Tuesday evening in Missouri. David Hosier, 69, was prono...

Jun 11, 2024

US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv's desperate calls for air defenses

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv's desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense R...

Jun 11, 2024

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Monday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Governme...

Jun 11, 2024