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A Supreme Court decision could come Monday in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the ...

Mar 03, 2024

Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan's new premier. Protests in parliament greet appointment

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in pa...

Mar 03, 2024

Plane believed to be carrying Norway's king departs Malaysia, a day after he received a pacemaker

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) - An airplane believed to be carrying Norway's King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe's oldest reigning monarch was hosp...

Mar 02, 2024

Donald Trump wins Missouri caucuses. Michigan and Idaho Republicans will also weigh in on 2024 race

Donald Trump has won Missouri's Republican caucuses, one of three events Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. The former president, who is especially strong in caucu...

Mar 02, 2024

U.S. says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas now must decide

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration offi...

Mar 02, 2024

Ship earlier attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday. The Rubymar had been drifting after the atta...

Mar 02, 2024

Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders

DENVER (AP) - A Colorado paramedic was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they ...

Mar 01, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state's congressional maps, marking a victory for ...

Mar 01, 2024

Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

STINNETT, Texas (AP) - The largest wildfire in state history may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise as damage assessments continue, Republican G...

Mar 01, 2024

Biden approves military air drops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left dozens dead

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter wit...

Mar 01, 2024