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Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launched a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, joining GOP efforts to try to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown next year. LaRose, 4...
Jul 17, 2023

China criticizes the upcoming US visit of Taiwan's 'separatist' presidential front-runner
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China has criticized an upcoming stopover in the United States by Taiwan's vice president and presidential front-runner William Lai as a challenge to its territorial integrity, w...
Jul 17, 2023

Northeast starts to dry out after flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - An already saturated Northeast began drying out Monday after a second round of heavy rain in a week, including a flash flood in Pennsylvania that claimed at least five ...
Jul 17, 2023

The bridge that links Russia to Crimea is key to supplying the Ukraine war and for asserting control
The bridge connecting Russia-annexed Crimea and Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for Russian military and civilian supplies bound for...
Jul 17, 2023

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny
More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month's short-lived mu...
Jul 17, 2023

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people
CAIRO (AP) - A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble. Building c...
Jul 17, 2023

The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See's peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning chi...
Jul 17, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon trophy keeps him at No. 1. Marketa Vondrousova's lifts her to No. 10
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz held onto No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday by virtue of his victory over No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, and Marketa Vondrousova's first Grand ...
Jul 17, 2023

Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham is on its way to the United States after being given the Hollywood treatment
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fift...
Jul 17, 2023

Heat wave bakes southern Europe, sparking warnings to stay inside, drink water and limit exercise
ROME (AP) - Italian health officials intensified heat warnings as southern Europe began a brutally hot week on Monday with temperatures expected to top 40 C - or 104 F - in multiple cities already ove...
Jul 17, 2023