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More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to sc...

Oct 16, 2024

Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's top election official had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony, the state Sup...

Oct 16, 2024

Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' includes a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership for Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country's fight against Russia's invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some ...

Oct 16, 2024

Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes j...

Oct 15, 2024

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) - An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. The naval ship Libra lef...

Oct 15, 2024

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) - An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. The naval ship Libra lef...

Oct 15, 2024

Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes j...

Oct 15, 2024

Harris works to energize Black male voters and denounces Trump support of 'stop and frisk'

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would try to "institutionalize" harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men...

Oct 15, 2024

Idaho revamps execution chamber so docs can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm to execute prisoners by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Departme...

Oct 15, 2024

Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The emails went directly to Xargay'...

Oct 15, 2024