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Pennsylvania seeks to expand public awareness of its Indigenous culture and history

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there's been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they a...

Oct 13, 2023

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential fron...

Oct 13, 2023

Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6

ALMA Al-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) - An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing a Reuters videographer and leaving six other ...

Oct 13, 2023

US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Speculation abo...

Oct 13, 2023

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first explorat...

Oct 13, 2023

A teacher dies and 2 people are wounded in a stabbing in a French school. Terrorism is suspected

PARIS (AP) - A man armed with a knife killed a teacher and wounded another teacher and a security guard on Friday at a high school in northern France, an attack being investigated as potential terrori...

Oct 13, 2023

Worker at Israel's Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is now hospitalized

JERUSALEM (AP) - An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was attacked on Friday and later hospitalized, the country's Foreign Ministry said. China did not immediately acknowledge the assault. It...

Oct 13, 2023

Israel's military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military on Friday directed the hundreds of thousands of residents in Gaza City to evacuate "for their own safety and protection," ahead of a feared Israeli ground offensive....

Oct 12, 2023

Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Maui County released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire on Thursday in response to a public record request from The Associated Press. The 911 audio adds another la...

Oct 12, 2023

GOP's Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thurs...

Oct 12, 2023