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Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced....

Sep 30, 2024

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instruc...

Sep 30, 2024

Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to nearly 100

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, thr...

Sep 30, 2024

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instruc...

Sep 30, 2024

A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing ...

Sep 30, 2024

France's Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

PARIS (AP) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliamen...

Sep 30, 2024

Japan's likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

TOKYO (AP) - Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, said on Monday he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba ...

Sep 30, 2024

Japan's likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

TOKYO (AP) - Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, said on Monday he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba ...

Sep 30, 2024

Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up,...

Sep 29, 2024

Flooding toll in Nepal reaches 193 as recovery work is stepped up

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up,...

Sep 29, 2024