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Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishin...

Aug 23, 2024

Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he's endorsing Trump

PHOENIX (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president. The campaign also requested that he be removed from the Penn...

Aug 23, 2024

Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status

Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...

Aug 23, 2024

Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status

Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...

Aug 23, 2024

Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to s...

Aug 23, 2024

Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...

Aug 23, 2024

AP Source: Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months

BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White House aims to sharpen its focus on foreign policy in the Democrat's fina...

Aug 23, 2024

Last body from sunken superyacht has been found off Sicily, Italian Coast Guard says

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - The Italian Coast Guard said the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily has been found in the wreckage. The woman's body w...

Aug 23, 2024

Fire in northern Serbia kills 6

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (54 miles...

Aug 23, 2024

14 killed, 16 injured and more missing after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - At least 14 people were killed, 16 other injured and several more believed to be missing after a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a key highway Friday in Nepal,...

Aug 23, 2024