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Traffic on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. The governor of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, announ...

Jul 16, 2023

GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than ...

Jul 16, 2023

The Vatican's next doctrinal guardian defends the book on kissing he wrote as a young priest

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) - Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church's new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book...

Jul 16, 2023

Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low

BEIJING (AP) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and t...

Jul 16, 2023

Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much

DYSART, Iowa (AP) - When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He got those benef...

Jul 16, 2023

Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and powe...

Jul 16, 2023

2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate stage are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers

With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and ensure they make it on stage. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ra...

Jul 16, 2023

2 men killed in gun attack in Polish city of Poznan, police say

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Two men have died in a shooting in a downtown restaurant in the Polish city of Poznan, local police said Sunday. A spokesman for Poznan police, Andrzej Borowiak, said the inciden...

Jul 16, 2023

Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pileup in 15th stage

SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France (AP) - Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling's biggest race after another mass crash marred the 15th stage on S...

Jul 16, 2023

9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods and landslides

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods an...

Jul 16, 2023