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A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

ROME (AP) - A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others...

Oct 03, 2023

Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and ...

Oct 03, 2023

Speaker McCarthy's job at risk after House votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to remain in leadership is now seriously at risk after the House voted Tuesday to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust ...

Oct 03, 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 ele...

Oct 03, 2023

Parents will stand trial in 2021 Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal Tuesday, clearing the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. James and...

Oct 03, 2023

Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing what sounds like gunshots

BANGKOK (AP) - Hundreds of shoppers fled a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand's capital on Tuesday afternoon after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside. It was not immediately clear...

Oct 03, 2023

Armenia's parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an a...

Oct 03, 2023

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during split seconds

STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds. Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University in the...

Oct 03, 2023

A 9-year-old girl who vanished from a New York state park has been found safe, police say

MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) - A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New York was found safe Monday following a two-day search, authorities said. Charlotte Sena was located "in g...

Oct 02, 2023

Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead. The far-right Republica...

Oct 02, 2023