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Gilma becomes the 2nd hurricane of the eastern Pacific season and is forecast to stay away from land

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Gilma became the second hurricane of this year's eastern Pacific Ocean season early Wednesday and is forecast to remain away from land. The Category 1 storm was located about 935 mi...

Aug 21, 2024

Commercial ship 'not under command' after repeated attacks target it in Red Sea, British say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel "not under command" in an assault suspected to have been car...

Aug 21, 2024

Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack yet but destroys them all, Russian authorities say

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them. Russia destro...

Aug 21, 2024

Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has advanced to November's ranked choice general election for the state's lone U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and ...

Aug 20, 2024

Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the centra...

Aug 20, 2024

Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than ...

Aug 20, 2024

US Rep. Hageman secures Republican nomination in first bid for re-election to Wyoming’s House seat

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming's Republican primary in her first bid for re-election to the House, defeating a little-known attorney who ran as a Democrat in the last election. Hageman beat...

Aug 20, 2024

Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion

PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to ...

Aug 20, 2024

Matt Gaetz and Rick Scott face challengers in Florida primaries

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has his sights on a GOP leadership role, but first he must get past two candidates in the state's Republican primary on Tuesday. Scott, who wo...

Aug 20, 2024

GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state's highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The...

Aug 20, 2024