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Allisen Corpuz wins U.S. Women's Open for her first LPGA title

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Allisen Corpuz became the first American in 20 years to make the U.S. Women's Open her first LPGA title, closing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday and handling her historic momen...

Jul 09, 2023

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong - places where Catholics are a small minority. The pope announced h...

Jul 09, 2023

Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party's presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024, putting the first votes of the next election a little more than six months away....

Jul 08, 2023

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season

CHICAGO (AP) - Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she'll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement o...

Jul 08, 2023

Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals

CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country...

Jul 08, 2023

State TV: Militants attack a police station killing an officer in southeastern Iran, clashes ongoing

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A group of militants attacked a police station with suicide belts and killed an officer in southeastern Iran, state TV reported on Saturday. An armed group attacked a police statio...

Jul 07, 2023

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's governor announced Friday that he won't ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after ...

Jul 07, 2023

Dutch media report that the Dutch government has failed to agree on a new migration package

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Tense talks between the four parties that make up Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling coalition failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration, Dutch media r...

Jul 07, 2023

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will provide thousands of cluster munitions to Ukraine and take steps to address concerns by NATO allies on the dangers the controversial weapon poses to civ...

Jul 07, 2023

Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290

NEW DELHI (AP) - India's federal crime agency said Friday it has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country's deadliest train accidents, which killed more than 290 people l...

Jul 07, 2023