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Trumpets, tiaras and tradition on display as King Charles III presides over opening of Parliament

LONDON (AP) - King Charles III arrived at Parliament to preside over the State Opening on Wednesday, donning his ceremonial robes and the crown of state to deliver a speech laying out the legislative ...

Jul 17, 2024

Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria compared to last year, US military says

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying "to reconstitute" as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous y...

Jul 17, 2024

Government urges Bangladesh’s universities to close after 6 die in protests

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities in Bangladesh urged all universities to close on Wednesday, after at least six people died in violent protests over the allocation of government jobs. Some univers...

Jul 17, 2024

Thai police say traces of cyanide discovered alongside 6 victims found dead in a Bangkok hotel room

BANGKOK (AP) - The chief of the Thai police forensic division said Wednesday that police have found traces of cyanide in the coffees of six people found dead in a central Bangkok luxury hotel. The bod...

Jul 16, 2024

Jarren Duran's 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL in All-Star Game started by rookie pitcher Skenes

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Boston's Jarren Duran, the All-Star MVP, hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning and the American League beat the National League 5-3 on Tuesday night for its 10th ...

Jul 16, 2024

Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver wins special primary for New Jersey US House seat

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has won the special House Democratic primary to succeed the late Donald Payne Jr. in Congress. McIver emerged victorious Tuesday amid...

Jul 16, 2024

Out-of-state officers fatally shot a man blocks away from the RNC, angering Milwaukee residents

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was in a knife fight near the convention, killing him, Milwaukee's police chief said Tu...

Jul 16, 2024

Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection. The inmate has long maintained th...

Jul 16, 2024

Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered

TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) - The suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion last week at a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital has surrendered, ...

Jul 16, 2024

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US

NEW YORK (AP) - Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement,...

Jul 16, 2024