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Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border. F...

Jul 24, 2023

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S...

Jul 24, 2023

Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia's already embattled LGBTQ+...

Jul 24, 2023

Israeli parliament approves key part of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul as opposition exits chamber

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice system. The vote came after a stormy session i...

Jul 24, 2023

UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained US soldier

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas...

Jul 24, 2023

Israel's Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The hospital treating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was released Monday ahead of a key vote on legal changes. Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital over the ...

Jul 23, 2023

Indonesian boat capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The vessel was travelin...

Jul 23, 2023

Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county ent...

Jul 23, 2023

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year

PARIS (AP) - Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling's most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-lyses. With a huge lead built up over ma...

Jul 23, 2023

Brian Harman unstoppable in drama-free British Open win at Hoylake

HOYLAKE, England (AP) - Brian Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions Sunday with a victory that was never serio...

Jul 23, 2023