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Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader's party cries foul

ISLAMABAD (AP) - People lined up at polling stations Thursday morning to vote a day after election-related violence killed at least 30 people. Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces have ...

Feb 07, 2024

Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) - Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual...

Feb 07, 2024

Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be made public soon,...

Feb 07, 2024

2 officers wounded by gunfire at home that later erupts in flames in Philadelphia suburb

EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) - Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire at a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said. Officials in Delaware County sa...

Feb 07, 2024

Ecuador's high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador's...

Feb 07, 2024

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

BAGHDAD (AP) - A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. T...

Feb 07, 2024

Preliminary results show Azerbaijan's president wins reelection

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Preliminary results of Azerbaijan's presidential elections show an expected victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev, officials said Wednesday. With nearly 55% of the ballots counted...

Feb 07, 2024

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border...

Feb 07, 2024

Authorities search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 Marines from Nevada to California

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Marines were f...

Feb 07, 2024

A bombing at an independent candidate's election office kills 14 in Pakistan ahead of elections

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 14...

Feb 07, 2024