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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

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 life sentences but could still face death penalty

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could st...

Jul 07, 2023

Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for de...

Jul 07, 2023

Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility o...

Jul 06, 2023

US to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest militar...

Jul 06, 2023

Owner of the submersible that imploded during Titanic dive suspends operations

The company that owned a submersible that fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it has suspended operations. OceanGate, a company based in Everett, Washington, ...

Jul 06, 2023

The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

DHARMSALA, India (AP) - The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala. Artists play...

Jul 06, 2023

Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thu...

Jul 06, 2023

Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

MIAMI (AP) - Donald Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, made a brief court appearance Thursday as he entered a not guilty plea to charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents from fede...

Jul 06, 2023

Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her. Cleotha A...

Jul 06, 2023