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Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say

CAIRO (AP) - More than 1,000 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said ...

Marty Hastings Jun 23, 2024

A fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store, police say

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Police said a fourth victim has died a day after a shooter opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store, wounding nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bysta...

Jun 22, 2024

Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping and could face more prison time

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court was also convicted Friday of aggravated kidnapping by a state court which ...

Jun 21, 2024

Shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas kills 2 and wounds 6 others, police say

FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) - Two people were killed and six wounded, including one law enforcement officer, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said. The shooting occurred...

Jun 21, 2024

Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of t...

Jun 21, 2024

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza's Heath Min...

Jun 21, 2024

Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there is still a mystery

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. Its discovery over the weekend, and quick removal, revi...

Jun 21, 2024

Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump ally Steve Bannon has asked the Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the...

Jun 21, 2024

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him

NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from criticizing jurors, court staff ...

Jun 21, 2024

The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun ri...

Jun 21, 2024