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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Po...

Mar 07, 2024

Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza's coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of...

Mar 07, 2024

Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression...

Mar 07, 2024

Utility provider Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting Texas wildfire

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) - The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest bla...

Mar 07, 2024

EU's largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The European Union's largest political party on Thursday endorsed Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc's powerful Commission. Von de...

Mar 07, 2024

UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The United Nations' refugee chief raised a new alert Thursday over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique, the vast majority of them because of a seven-year insurgency b...

Mar 07, 2024

California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Voters settled House primaries across California this week, with all eyes on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine which party controls Con...

Mar 06, 2024

Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week. Race ma...

Mar 06, 2024

Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the country's most progressive prosecutors, George Gascn, has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid for Los Angeles County's district attorney, surviving a primary race ...

Mar 06, 2024

House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expe...

Mar 06, 2024