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A fire at a nightclub in Spain's southeastern city of Murcia kills 13

MADRID, Spain (AP) - A fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring several others, authorities said. The fire started around 6 a....

Oct 01, 2023

Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer ...

Oct 01, 2023

A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and an...

Sep 30, 2023

UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in g...

Sep 30, 2023

A truck crash in Illinois kills 5, seriously injures 5 and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo. Effingh...

Sep 30, 2023

Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia becomes the first defendant to take a plea deal

ATLANTA (AP) - A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others has become the first defendant in the Georgia election interference case to accept a plea deal with prosecu...

Sep 29, 2023

Europe strikes back in Ryder Cup and ties record for largest lead

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) - Europe swept the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time in its history, a beating so thorough that none of the foursomes matches reached the 18th hole. A...

Sep 29, 2023

Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on chi...

Sep 29, 2023

Navy to start randomly testing SEALs, special warfare troops for steroids

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November, taking a groundbreaking step that militar...

Sep 29, 2023

Michigan teen shooter eligible for life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teenager who killed four students at Michigan's Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday. Judge Kwam Rowe announced the ...

Sep 29, 2023