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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's army says it "foiled a coup" early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform...

May 19, 2024

Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says without further details

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi ...

May 19, 2024

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid....

May 18, 2024

Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

Arizona's attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state's fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn ...

May 18, 2024

Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that w...

May 18, 2024

Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's president on Saturday vetoed the so-called "Russian law" targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. The law would require media and NGOs to register as ...

May 18, 2024

Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister makes first court appearance

PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) - The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition re...

May 18, 2024

Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Someone's plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke. The plants sprouted in a tulip garden outside th...

May 17, 2024

Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

DENVER (AP) - A Colorado man pleaded guilty Friday to a house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family in 2020 in a case of misplaced revenge caused by mistakenly tracking his stolen iPhon...

May 17, 2024

Indiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches'

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana judge who declared that "tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches" has cleared the way for the opening of a new restaurant, delighting a restauranteur followi...

May 17, 2024