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North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed "offensive and overwhelming" responses to prot...

Jun 30, 2024

Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured, including 19 seriously, in coordinated attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza o...

Jun 30, 2024

Hurricane Beryl forecast to become a Category 4 storm as it nears southeast Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleads fr...

Jun 30, 2024

11 people injured when escalator malfunctions in Milwaukee ballpark

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Eleven people were injured Saturday when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers' loss to the Chicago Cubs, a team official said. Six pe...

Jun 29, 2024

Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun

NEW YORK (AP) - Video released late Saturday shows an officer in upstate New York fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had been tackled to the ground after he ran from police and pointed a replica h...

Jun 29, 2024

An attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot dead

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia's interior ministry said. The officer responded by fat...

Jun 29, 2024

Hard-liner Saeed Jalili leads in early Iran presidential election results, state TV reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Early results in Iran's presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili ahead Saturday, followed by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. The early results, reported by Ira...

Jun 28, 2024

Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration's request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for...

Jun 28, 2024

Bolivia’s president says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to take over as president

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general had intended to take over the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation wa...

Jun 28, 2024

Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, fire official says

A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring 9, a Suffolk County fire official said. The vehicle came to a stop inside the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in De...

Jun 28, 2024