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Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official sai...

Jul 29, 2024

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa's ...

Jul 29, 2024

Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday's presidential vote, which mi...

Jul 28, 2024

Blinken says US has 'serious concerns' about announced result of Venezuelan election

TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has 'serious concerns' about the announced result of Venezuela's hotly contested presidential election that authorities say w...

Jul 28, 2024

Venezuelan election could lead to seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro six more years

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Polls have opened in Venezuela, where people are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more ...

Jul 28, 2024

11 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region

BEIJING (AP) - Eleven people were killed after a mudslide hit a house in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said. Elsew...

Jul 27, 2024

Rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounds several people

BEIRUT (AP) - A rocket attack Saturday on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounded several people, including children, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the...

Jul 27, 2024

Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military ordered the evacuation Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants...

Jul 27, 2024

The Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beiji...

Jul 26, 2024

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI said former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nea...

Jul 26, 2024