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US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory str...

Jan 22, 2024

Strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes remote western China, state media say

BEIJING (AP) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a remote part of China's western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua cited the China Earthquake Networks Cente...

Jan 22, 2024

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues. The justices...

Jan 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

ATLANTA (AP) - Dexter Scott King, the younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the ...

Jan 22, 2024

The Supreme Court will consider overturning Richard Glossip's murder conviction in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by ...

Jan 22, 2024

Relatives of Israeli hostages storm parliament committee meeting to demand action on captives

JERUSALEM (AP) - Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza stormed into a Finance Committee meeting at Israel's parliament on Monday, yelling "you won't sit here while they are dying ...

Jan 22, 2024

India's Modi opens a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of national polls

AYODHYA, India (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, delivering on a cruci...

Jan 21, 2024

Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people

BEIJING (AP) - A landslide in southwestern China's mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disa...

Jan 21, 2024

Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The ...

Jan 21, 2024

Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday on the eve of the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that faile...

Jan 21, 2024