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Former US Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the federal fraud case that led to his expulsi...

Aug 19, 2024

Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country's health minister said Monday, days after the World Health ...

Aug 19, 2024

Flash floods from 'training thunderstorms' leave 2 dead in Connecticut

OXFORD, Conn. (AP) - Torrential rain flooded parts of Connecticut and New York's Long Island, washing out roads, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, and sweeping two people into a river. Two wom...

Aug 19, 2024

Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has accepted a bridging proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and called on Hamas to do the same. He spoke M...

Aug 19, 2024

DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories has been arrested on charges that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for using h...

Aug 19, 2024

1 dead and 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

ROME (AP) - A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, authoritie...

Aug 19, 2024

Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian local authorities on Monday issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children from the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where 53,000 people still live. They say Ru...

Aug 19, 2024

Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her favorability ratings among Americans as ...

Aug 18, 2024

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

CAIRO (AP) - Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has be...

Aug 18, 2024

Ukrainian president says push into Russia's Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone. It was the first time the president had ...

Aug 18, 2024