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Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Polls have opened in Greece's parliamentary election, the first since the country's economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who ha...

May 20, 2023

At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran l...

May 20, 2023

Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized

BALTIMORE (AP) - Bob Baffert's National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage's Triple Crown bid in the trainer's return from a suspension - and just hours after another of his th...

May 20, 2023

Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's defense ministry said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The ministry statement on th...

May 20, 2023

Plane believed to be carrying Ukraine's Zelenskyy lands in Hiroshima for G7 summit

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Hiroshima for global diplomatic talks. Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies ha...

May 19, 2023

Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine. Zelenskyy is expected to arri...

May 19, 2023

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigns in wake of ethics probes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigned Friday after wide-ranging investigations by two federal watchdog agencies found she sought to use her position to influe...

May 19, 2023

Nebraska lawmakers pass abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for children in a move so contentious, lawmakers on both sides have ac...

May 19, 2023

Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial

A federal judge on Friday ordered a Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents to remain behind bars while he awaits trial. In issuing his ruling, ...

May 19, 2023

Truck driver arrested in multi-vehicle freeway crash that killed 7 in Oregon

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van in western Oregon, killing 7 people, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, the Oregon S...

May 19, 2023