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Attorney John Eastman surrenders to authorities on charges in Georgia 2020 election subversion case

ATLANTA (AP) - John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot...

Aug 22, 2023

Knicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as 'mole' to steal scouting secrets

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and oth...

Aug 22, 2023

Greek authorities say the bodies of 18 people have been found in area struck by a major wildfire

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities sid the bodies of 18 people were found Tuesday in an area of northeastern Greece struck by a major wildfire. Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday...

Aug 22, 2023

The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month's coup "until the effective restoration of constitutional order." The...

Aug 22, 2023

Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 kids and 2 men in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters (feet) above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occup...

Aug 22, 2023

Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government

BANGKOK (AP) - Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him...

Aug 21, 2023

'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur c...

Aug 21, 2023

Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate ...

Aug 21, 2023

Biden says federal government will help Maui 'for as long as it takes' to recover from wildfire

LAHAINA, Hawaii, (AP) - President Joe Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation "grieves with you" and promised that the federal government will help Maui "for as long as it takes" to...

Aug 21, 2023

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalty

DENVER (AP) - A judge has handed down a sentence of life in prison and over $15 million in penalties to a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari. Larry Rudolph w...

Aug 21, 2023