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Enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich unveiled at Pennsylvania community fair

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) - An enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich billed as one of the world's largest has been unveiled at a central Pennsylvania fair. The 150-foot-long (45.7-meters-long) sandwich was create...

Jul 27, 2023

Trump lawyers meeting with prosecutors as potential new federal indictment looms, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump were meeting Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith's team as a potential indictment loomed over the former president's efforts to overturn the ...

Jul 27, 2023

Greek wildfires trigger blasts at ammunition dump. EU agency records a huge carbon emissions spike

RHODES, Greece (AP) - Wildfires caused explosions Thursday at an air force ammunition dump in central Greece that had been safely evacuated in advance, as strong gusts of wind caused flare-ups around ...

Jul 27, 2023

21 dead and 40 rescued after a wind-tossed boat overturns in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At least 21 people died and 40 others were rescued after a Philippine passenger boat overturned Thursday when it was lashed by strong winds in Laguna Lake southeast of Manil...

Jul 27, 2023

Putin says fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with heavy losses for Kyiv's forces

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine has "intensified significantly," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. A Western official had said earlie...

Jul 27, 2023

Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by t...

Jul 27, 2023

3 Marines found at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff's office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pend...

Jul 26, 2023

Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference on Tuesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds. The Re...

Jul 26, 2023

Biden's son Hunter arrives at a Delaware court where he's expected to plead guilty to tax crimes

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrived Wednesday at a federal court where he is expected to plead guilty to two tax crimes and admit possessing a gun as a drug user in a deal...

Jul 26, 2023

Construction crane catches fire in New York City and hits building as it crashes to street

NEW YORK (AP) - A tall construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, and its arm hit a building as it crashed to the street below. Photos and videos posted on social media show fla...

Jul 26, 2023