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Shohei Ohtani met Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts at Dodger Stadium

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. Ohtani, a unique two-way star, is...

Dec 05, 2023

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he's ending blockade of most military nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama says he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved. Tuberville's blockade of hundreds...

Dec 05, 2023

Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza's second largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying peop...

Dec 05, 2023

More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23

BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the n...

Dec 04, 2023

Virginia police investigate explosion at house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation's capital are investigating a massive explosion at a house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant Monday. The Arlington Co...

Dec 04, 2023

Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades

MIAMI (AP) - A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba's intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department sa...

Dec 04, 2023

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday after a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign do...

Dec 04, 2023

Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves the nation’s parliament after last week’s failed coup

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the West African nation's parliament, according to a presidential decree issued on Monday that cited last week's...

Dec 04, 2023

Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says

TOKYO (AP) - U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced ...

Dec 04, 2023

Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive; Palestinians are running out of places to go

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military on Monday renewed its calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sou...

Dec 04, 2023