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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

Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes, cars to avenge deadly shooting

JERUSALEM (AP) - Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Wednesday stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis kil...

Jun 21, 2023

Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises in search for missing sub near Titanic

The US Coast Guard says a Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises during search for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. As a result of the n...

Jun 20, 2023

Reform-minded prosecutor in northern Virginia wins reelection nomination in Democratic primary

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Incumbent Buta Biberaj, one of three prosecutors in northern Virginia who faced tough challenges after being elected four years ago on a progressive reform agenda, won her Democra...

Jun 20, 2023

State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird defeated incumbent and self-described "pro-life" Democrat Sen. Joe Morrissey on Tuesday in a closely watched primary election nomination con...

Jun 20, 2023

A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son are on missing submersible

BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...

Jun 20, 2023

The Titan submersible: What it is, what might have gone wrong and what's being done to find it

A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coas...

Jun 20, 2023

Idaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor

KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he broke into his neighbors' home and shot and killed the people...

Jun 20, 2023

Greek court questions smuggling suspects over migrant ship disaster, as new survivor accounts emerge

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on th...

Jun 20, 2023

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

NEW YORK (AP) - Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning ...

Jun 20, 2023