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17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The att...

Nov 11, 2024

California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. ...

Nov 10, 2024

A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made

ATLANTA (AP) - A 25-year-old man who was found with a weapon while leaving the shooting scene at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday has been arrested and charged with a federal offense, autho...

Nov 10, 2024

Haiti replaces prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) - A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a degree Sunday firing the country's interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with A...

Nov 10, 2024

Palestinian hospital official says 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike early Sunday on a home sheltering displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people, according to the director of a nearby hospit...

Nov 10, 2024

Palestinian hospital official says 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The director of a hospital in the Gaza Strip says it has received 17 bodies after an Israeli strike on a home in the northern part of the territory. Dr. Fadel Naim, di...

Nov 10, 2024

Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district

PHOENIX (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane won reelection in a Republican-leaning congressional district covering vast swaths of rural Arizona. Crane faced a spirited challenge from Democrat Jonath...

Nov 09, 2024

Democrat April McClain Delaney wins a US House seat in a competitive Maryland race

BALTIMORE (AP) - Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland's most competitive congressional races that came to focus on reproductive rights and the economy. The state's...

Nov 09, 2024

Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district

PHOENIX (AP) - Republican Eli Crane has won reelection in a Republican-leaning congressional district covering vast swaths of rural Arizona. Crane faced a spirited challenge from Democrat Jonathan Nez...

Nov 09, 2024

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins reelection in Washington's closely watched 3rd District

SEATTLE (AP) - First-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won reelection Saturday in southwestern Washington state's closely watched 3rd Congressional District, surviving a rematch with Republican Jo...

Nov 09, 2024