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Iran's supreme leader calls for 'maximum' turnout for presidential election

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader is calling for "maximum" voter turnout in Friday's presidential election to "overcome the enemy." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments in a...

Jun 25, 2024

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon

BEIJING (AP) - China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China on Tu...

Jun 24, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom

BANGKOK (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on the way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him a...

Jun 24, 2024

Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower mo...

Jun 24, 2024

Judges in Missouri, Kansas temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked parts of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly pa...

Jun 24, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison

WASHINGTON (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga ...

Jun 24, 2024

Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The As...

Jun 24, 2024

Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus month...

Jun 24, 2024

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they c...

Jun 24, 2024

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munition...

Jun 24, 2024