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At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say
PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) - At least 25 people - mostly teenagers - were killed in a traffic accident in the African island nation of Cape Verde, local media and officials said Sunday. The accident, which occurred on the Campanas de Cima rou...
Sep 06, 2026
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German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) - The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear whether it will be able to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II, exit polls indicated Sunday. ...
Sep 06, 2026
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US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
CAIRO (AP) - The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet." The strikes - a day a...
Sep 05, 2026
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Putin and Zelenskyy agree to pause strikes on Kyiv and Moscow during talks with US envoys
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to pause strikes on each other's capitals while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "(...
Sep 05, 2026
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was re...
Sep 05, 2026
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Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election. The appeal comes after Missouri's highest ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms
A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration a...
Sep 04, 2026
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Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a "toxic, intimidating and humiliating" work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy, according to a new report from the department's Office of Inspector Gen...
Sep 04, 2026
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Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declared a mistrial Friday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a case that sharply divided many Americans over whether the Massachusetts woman should be criminally responsible for ...
Sep 04, 2026
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Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 37 people died in Nigeria's oil-producing Rivers state as they were trying to steal oil from a loading vessel, an advocacy group said Friday. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Center said the victims wer...
Sep 04, 2026
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Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerge...
Sep 04, 2026
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Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Driscoll
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the ass...
Sep 03, 2026
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Maryland's top court allows Democratic-backed congressional redistricting measure on November ballot
Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday...
Sep 03, 2026
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Missouri court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it to be put to a vote
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map....
Sep 03, 2026
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Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
BOSTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system...
Sep 03, 2026
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Man who carried out deadly Minneapolis apartment shooting was investigated for handgun in June
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man who carried out a deadly shooting in a Minneapolis apartment building had been investigated in June after displaying a handgun, but wasn't charged, the county prosecutor said Thursday. Carlton Johnson was killed...
Sep 03, 2026
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Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict for a sixth day after drama in the courtroom
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations, after the jury's foreperson sent the judge a note saying a single juror won't follow the court's instr...
Sep 03, 2026
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Excavation work on Trump's arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says
The Trump administration said Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project critics say would disrupt historic sightlines in Washington, D.C. "This ...
Sep 03, 2026
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ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in to feds, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown turned himself in Thursday to federal ...
Sep 03, 2026
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AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this ...
Sep 03, 2026
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Migrant boat found adrift near Spain's Canary Islands with 5 dead and dozens missing
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A boat carrying West African migrants went adrift in the Atlantic Ocean and left at least five people dead and dozens more feared dead before the vessel was spotted and assisted, Spanish rescuers said Thursday. Forty-four people...
Sep 03, 2026
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A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released Thursday, the first such handover since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war six months ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Lebanese officials s...
Sep 03, 2026
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Russia to close German cultural centers amid deepening tensions with Europe over supporting Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Russia will close German cultural centers on its territory, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in a retaliatory measure reflecting the deepening tensions between Moscow and European countries that are helping Ukraine res...
Sep 03, 2026
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2 people killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gunfire could be heard throughout a downtown Minneapolis apartment building as police responded to an active shooting Wednesday that left three people dead, including the suspect, and five others wounded, authorities said. ...
Sep 02, 2026
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