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Voting begins in Spain in an election that could see another EU country swing to the right

MADRID (AP) - Polling began Sunday in Spain in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right. Prime Minister Pedro Snchez called the e...

Jul 23, 2023

New Zealand Women's World Cup team evacuated due to hotel fire

New Zealand's Women's World Cup squad had to be evacuated from a downtown hotel on Saturday night after several small fires broke out. New Zealand have police charged a 34-year-old man with burglary a...

Jul 22, 2023

Israel's Netanyahu taken to hospital for heart procedure, placed under sedation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday he was going to the hospital for an emergency procedure to receive a pacemaker, but vowed to press ahead with his controversial judicial ove...

Jul 22, 2023

Michigan man charged with murder and other crimes in case involving ex-girlfriend and her toddler

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping and killing her 2-year-old daughter has been charged with murder by Michigan's attorney general. Attorney General Dana ...

Jul 22, 2023

Body of girl found in river believed to be that of 2-year-old lost in Pennsylvania flash flood

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family's vehic...

Jul 21, 2023

Lionel Messi makes his Inter Miami debut, checks in during 2nd half against Cruz Azul

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi is now, officially, an Inter Miami player. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner as the world's best player checked in for his new Major League Soccer club for th...

Jul 21, 2023

Helicopter crashes into remote Alaska lake, no survivors found, officials say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - No survivors were found after a helicopter carrying four people crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska's North Slope region, officials said Friday. The helicopter had been charte...

Jul 21, 2023

Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority...

Jul 21, 2023

Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist's celebrated hiring at one of the nation's largest campuses unraveled following ...

Jul 21, 2023

Gunman who ambushed North Dakota police had a 'binary trigger' that let him fire rapidly, AG says

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A gunman who ambushed police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, last week had a "binary trigger" that allowed him to fire rapidly, authorities said Friday. The .223-caliber rifle that...

Jul 21, 2023