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China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region a...

May 03, 2024

Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in custody and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire ab...

May 02, 2024

I-95 in Connecticut will close for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said T...

May 02, 2024

Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

PHOENIX (AP) - Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday. Hobbs says the repeal, signed Thursday, is just th...

May 02, 2024

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. "Dissent...

May 02, 2024

Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment at UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment on the UCLA campus. Thursday morning's law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours t...

May 02, 2024

Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues

BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep sl...

May 02, 2024

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...

May 01, 2024

Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people

BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city...

May 01, 2024

Arizona's Democratic leaders make final push to repeal 19th century abortion ban

PHOENIX (AP) - Democrats in the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday to repeal the state's long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions, which a court said can be enforced. Voti...

May 01, 2024