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Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly ...

Jul 19, 2023

New Zealand gunman kills 2 people on eve of Women's World Cup soccer tournament

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A gunman killed two people before he died Thursday at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women's World Cup so...

Jul 19, 2023

Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuries

PHOENIX - A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, scattering medicine and other debris around the complex, a sheriff and the company said. Pharmac...

Jul 19, 2023

Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authore...

Jul 19, 2023

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to...

Jul 19, 2023

New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who considered but decided against runs for president and the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2024. Sununu, ...

Jul 19, 2023

China prepares for naval drills with Russia in sign of continuing support amid Ukraine conflict

China said Wednesday it has dispatched navy ships in preparation for joint exercises with Russia's sea forces, in a sign of Beijing's continuing support for Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. T...

Jul 19, 2023

36 years later, London's Met Police apologizes to family of murdered private investigator

LONDON (AP) - London's Metropolitan Police apologized Wednesday to the family of private investigator Daniel Morgan, who was killed with an ax in a pub car park 36 years ago, for the force's failure t...

Jul 19, 2023

Women's World Cup player payments will be distributed by federations

FIFA President Gianni Infantino could make no guarantee Wednesday that the member federations will distribute the $30,000 payments promised to every player at the Women's World Cup. He said at a news ...

Jul 19, 2023

A look at other Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village. The incident...

Jul 19, 2023