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Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more...

Jun 22, 2023

Search for the missing Titanic submersible nears the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply

The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital momen...

Jun 22, 2023

US journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court to appeal extended detention

MOSCOW (AP) - Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. U.S. citizen Gershkovich, 31, was a...

Jun 22, 2023

Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing 3 people and causing widespread damage

MATADOR, Texas (AP) - A line of severe storms produced multiple tornadoes Wednesday evening on the Rolling Plains in Texas, killing at least three people and causing significant damage around the nort...

Jun 22, 2023

Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is barred from voting in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband's permanent removal from off...

Jun 21, 2023

House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump's ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat...

Jun 21, 2023

While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The search for a submersible that disappeared while taking wealthy tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic has gripped many with its grim cinematic elements - a ticking clo...

Jun 21, 2023

Explosion hits a building in Paris, injuring four people. Police are trying to determine the cause

PARIS (AP) - A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving four people injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted t...

Jun 21, 2023

Insufficient prototype testing could put Titanic sub passengers in extreme danger, a lawsuit says

SEATTLE (AP) - The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed b...

Jun 21, 2023

China calls Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'

BEIJING (AP) - China has called comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator "extremely absurd and irresponsible." The new clash of words comes just over a day af...

Jun 21, 2023