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Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister. Erdogan...

Jun 03, 2023

Israeli military says gunman kills 2 soldiers along Egyptian border

JERUSALEM (AP) - A shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border killed two Israeli soldiers Saturday, the army said, in a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. The military sai...

Jun 03, 2023

India train crash kills over 280, hurts 900 in deadliest rail accident in decades

NEW DELHI (AP) - Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people. Hundreds...

Jun 02, 2023

8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses near Yale medical school

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed Friday when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight people including ...

Jun 02, 2023

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50 and trapping many others

NEW DELHI (AP) - Two passenger trains derailed in India on Friday, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said. About 400 people...

Jun 02, 2023

Justice Department says it won't charge Pence over handling of classified documents

NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence 's legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his I...

Jun 02, 2023

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) - Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming ...

Jun 02, 2023

China Ukraine envoy urges governments to 'stop sending weapons to the battlefield,' negotiate peace

BEIJING (AP) - China's Ukraine envoy appealed Friday to other governments to "stop sending weapons to the battlefield" and hold peace talks but gave no indication that his trip to the region made any ...

Jun 02, 2023

Despite flags, Border Patrol staff didn't review fragile 8-year-old girl's file before she died

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and d...

Jun 01, 2023

Jokic gets triple-double, Murray drops 26 as Nuggets beat Heat in Game 1 of Finals

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93...

Jun 01, 2023