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Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...

Apr 03, 2024

Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2...

Apr 02, 2024

Eller wins Republican runoff in Mississippi 2nd District, will face Democratic Rep. Thompson

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff Tuesday in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District and will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general electio...

Apr 02, 2024

A strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese i...

Apr 02, 2024

Family and friends recall 'brave' and 'selfless' aid workers killed in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world Tuesday, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to besieged Palestinians...

Apr 02, 2024

Biden and Xi hold first call since November summit, Chinese state media reports

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported. China's state broadcas...

Apr 02, 2024

Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people

ISTANBUL (AP) - A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for q...

Apr 02, 2024

Senegal swears in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, completing the previously little-known opposition figure's dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in...

Apr 02, 2024

What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?

World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef Jos Andrs, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an apparent Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners...

Apr 02, 2024

3 children wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki, police detain a suspect

HELSINKI (AP) - A shooting at a school in southern Finland wounded three children on Tuesday and police said a suspect was detained. Police said they received an alert at 09:08 a.m. over a shooting in...

Apr 02, 2024