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Macao's former top judge is elected as the Chinese casino hub's first leader born in mainland China

MACAO (AP) - Macao's former top judge, Sam Hou Fai, was chosen as the Chinese casino hub's next leader in a largely ceremonial election on Sunday, setting him up to become the city's first chief execu...

Oct 12, 2024

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who sought Scotland's independence, dies at 69

LONDON (AP) - Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69. Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, on Satu...

Oct 12, 2024

Harris' doctor reports she's 'excellent health.' Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday...

Marty Hastings Oct 12, 2024

Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. Wan Yee Ng, 41, was...

Oct 11, 2024

An elevator mishap at a Colorado tourist mine killed 1 and trapped 12. The cause is still unknown

Denver (AP) - Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led an elevator to malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 12 people trapped ...

Oct 11, 2024

MLB moves start of Tigers-Guardians decisive ALDS Game 5 from night to day

CLEVELAND (AP) - Citing a chance of inclement weather, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. t...

Oct 11, 2024

An elevator mishap at a Colorado tourist mine killed 1 and trapped 12. The cause is still unknown

Denver (AP) - Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led an elevator to malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 12 people trapped ...

Oct 11, 2024

UN mission in Lebanon says 2 peacekeepers injured after its base was hit by new explosions

BEIRUT (AP) - The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions hit its headquarters on Friday morning, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces struck the same position...

Oct 11, 2024

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights o...

Oct 11, 2024

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jrgen Watne...

Oct 11, 2024