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California says State Farm violated the law in handling of insurance claims after 2025 LA wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state laws while handling claims from the 2025 Los Ang...
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California seeks millions of dollars from State Farm for handling of claims after 2025 LA wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Ange...
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A driver plows into people in a shopping area in Germany, killing 2
BERLIN (AP) - A driver plowed into people in a busy shopping area in the center of the German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon, leaving two people dead, authorities said. An additional three people were seriously injured in what offici...
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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation. The order sig...
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The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come...
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Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City sends at least 12 people to hospitals
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A shooting Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports of...
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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is hospitalized in critical but stable condition, his spokesperson said Sunday, days after the Republican hoarsely told his talk show audience that his voice was "a little under the weather." ...
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A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and ...
May 03, 2026
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Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks. Trump gav...
May 03, 2026
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2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday. The U.S...
May 03, 2026
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Humpback whale 'Timmy' released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
BERLIN (AP) - A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swim...
May 02, 2026
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Rep. Andy Barr gets coveted Trump endorsement in Kentucky Senate race to replace McConnell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader. "And...
May 01, 2026
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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. ...
May 01, 2026
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A court has restricted abortion access across the US by blocking mailing prescriptions to a pill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions to mifepristone. A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
May 01, 2026
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Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. Friday's unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U...
May 01, 2026
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Mali accuses military officers of working with rebels to carry out attacks against government
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Some military officers in Mali worked with jihadi rebels and separatist fighters who launched their biggest round of attacks in over a decade in the conflict-battered country, authorities said late Friday. The separati...
May 01, 2026
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Trump says deadline for Congress to approve Iran war doesn't apply: Hostilities have 'terminated'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House asserted to Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with Iran have "terminated" despite the continued presence of U.S. armed forces in the region. The message from President Donald Trump effectively ...
May 01, 2026
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Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized after a health crisis in prison
BEIRUT (AP) - Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran after a "catastrophic deterioration" of her health, her foundation said Friday. The ...
May 01, 2026
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Trump says he's 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war
ISLAMABAD (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war between the countries, saying Friday he still was not satisfied while blaming Iran's "fractured" leadership. Trump turned back the latest proposa...
May 01, 2026
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Former Miami Congressman David Rivera is convicted of secretly lobbying for Maduro's Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) - A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration. ...
May 01, 2026
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Florida sheriff identifies body found in Tampa Bay as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. He described their killings as "a monstrous crime." Nahida Bris...
May 01, 2026
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A small plane has crashed in Texas Hill Country killing all 5 on board, county official says
WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) - A small plane crashed in Texas, killing all five people aboard, a county official said Friday. The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Austin, Hays County ...
May 01, 2026
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Man jailed after being charged with attempted murder in stabbings of Jewish men in London
LONDON (AP) - A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was rem...
May 01, 2026
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North Texas man executed as his cousin claims he was shooter in fatal 2008 robbery
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A North Texas man who claimed he wasn't the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who said prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence was executed Thursday evening. ...
May 01, 2026
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Florida man executed for the killing of his brother's teenage stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter to death nearly 50 years ago was executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. following a...
Apr 30, 2026
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Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has approved a short-term extension of a critical surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, staving off a Friday expiration as disputes over a longer reauthorization remain unresolved. The House sent the ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Brazil's Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Congress voted Thursday to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence, a decision likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court and one that could potentially upend the nation's October presidential election...
Apr 30, 2026
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Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Camp Mystic on Thursday halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors, backing down in the face of outraged families and investigations that accused the all-girls...
Apr 30, 2026
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