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Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) - The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 ...

Jan 05, 2024

Nude man nabbed by police after 'cannonball' plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Alabama

LEEDS, Alabama (AP) - A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the store, police said. The ordeal happene...

Jan 05, 2024

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

PERRY, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself at extra risk by trying to protect students from the teenage gunman, state authorities said Friday. Perry High ...

Jan 05, 2024

Ex-Colorado officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail

DENVER (AP) - A former Colorado officer will spend 14 months in jail for killing Elijah McClain. The young Black man was stopped by police while walking home in 2019, and his death helped galvanize ra...

Jan 05, 2024

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the...

Jan 05, 2024

The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments ...

Jan 05, 2024

President Joe Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America'

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the...

Jan 05, 2024

Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces judge as prosecutors accuse him of having sex with a 14-year-old

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared in a Dominican court Friday to face allegations that he had a brief relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gav...

Jan 05, 2024

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he's resigning days before trial scrutinizing his leadership, spending

NEW YORK (AP) - The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over his spending of millions of dollars' worth of travel, ...

Jan 05, 2024

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole after nearly 9 years in prison

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was due to be released from prison on parole Friday, more than a decade after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a Valentine'...

Jan 04, 2024