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An attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot dead

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia's interior ministry said. The officer responded by fat...

Jun 29, 2024

Hard-liner Saeed Jalili leads in early Iran presidential election results, state TV reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Early results in Iran's presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili ahead Saturday, followed by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. The early results, reported by Ira...

Jun 28, 2024

Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration's request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for...

Jun 28, 2024

Bolivia’s president says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to take over as president

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general had intended to take over the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation wa...

Jun 28, 2024

Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, fire official says

A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring 9, a Suffolk County fire official said. The vehicle came to a stop inside the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in De...

Jun 28, 2024

Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A ballot question to enshrine Nevada's abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of Sta...

Jun 28, 2024

4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a 5th with manslaughter, in death of Black man

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, h...

Jun 28, 2024

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

SAN DIEGO (AP) - About 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will now be eligible for temporary legal status allowing them to remain in the U.S. and work because conditions in the strife-torn ...

Jun 28, 2024

Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional in...

Jun 28, 2024

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-runnin...

Jun 28, 2024