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Man United, England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 196...

Oct 21, 2023

Israel strikes Gaza after 2 captives freed, and there are signs that aid may soon enter from Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel and Palestinian militants traded fire on Saturday after Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter, the first of some 200 captives to be freed after the ...

Oct 20, 2023

Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted her narrow gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday to give lawyers time to file more briefs on the matt...

Oct 20, 2023

Father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's "doing very good”

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke t...

Oct 20, 2023

Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net

BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a "monumental error" after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic ex...

Oct 20, 2023

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Don...

Oct 20, 2023

House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for the speaker's gavel as opposition deepens

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Jim Jordan failed badly Friday on a third ballot for the House speaker's gavel, rejected by even more Republicans from the conservative mainstream who warned the hard-edged ally...

Oct 20, 2023

The White House details its $105 billion funding request for Israel, Ukraine, the border and more

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humani...

Oct 20, 2023

A man whose divorce case was before murdered judge is ID'd as a person of interest in the killing

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Court records show that the Maryland judge who was shot to death outside his home presided over divorce case of the man now identified as person of interest in the killing. The ...

Oct 20, 2023

Israel doesn't plan to control 'life in Gaza' after destroying Hamas, defense minister says

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's defense minister said Friday that after the country destroys the Hamas militant group, the military does not plan to control "life in the Gaza Strip" Defense Mi...

Oct 20, 2023