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North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border, South Korea to stage similar drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired artillery rounds near its disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Friday in violation of a fragile 2018 military agreement, officials said, prompting the ...

Jan 04, 2024

Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 3 people

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) - Two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people, officials said. The acci...

Jan 04, 2024

New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions ac...

Jan 04, 2024

US says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Thursday said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missile...

Jan 04, 2024

Police say there has been a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa; extent of injuries unclear

PERRY, Iowa (AP) - Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city's high school. A woman who answered the Perry Police Department phone confirmed the shooting at Perry High Schoo...

Jan 04, 2024

Iran suspects suicide bombers carried out attack on commemoration for slain general that killed 84

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Investigators believe suicide bombers likely carried out an attack on a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, state media reported ...

Jan 04, 2024

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court ...

Jan 03, 2024

Trump asks US Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from the ballot over Jan. 6 attack

DENVER (AP) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitu...

Jan 03, 2024

Imam killed in shooting outside Newark mosque, shooter at large, authorities say

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey imam shot outside a Newark mosque on Wednesday succumbed to gunshot wounds, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said that the imam's loss will b...

Jan 03, 2024

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in deal brokered by UAE

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war under a deal sponsored by the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home....

Jan 03, 2024