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June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100
LOS ANGELES (AP) — June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of…
Russian missile and drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defense
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed…
Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election
LONDON (AP) — Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland’s left-leaning parties…
Photos from the world’s largest cat show, as 1,000 felines and their fans gather in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Cat breeders and owners have gathered in Romania for the FIFe…
Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal
CHICAGO (AP) — The detention by immigration authorities of a Chicago man whose 16-year-old daughter…
Trump travels to Asia and a meeting with China’s Xi as the US government shutdown drags on
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump headed for Asia for the first…
FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as…
Kenya’s navy intercepts a meth consignment worth $63 million
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A massive methamphetamine drug haul worth approximately $63 million was seized…
A bomb in Gaza’s rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Shorbasi family was sitting in their severely damaged…
Cameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Two Cameroon opposition leaders have been arrested, their parties said, as…
Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN workers, including a woman in critical condition
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their crackdown against the United Nations in Yemen…
American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s in a sign of change
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday…
Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos buried in a state funeral
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos was buried Saturday at Athens’ First…
Two Australian players inappropriately touched by motorcyclist in India at Women’s Cricket World Cup
INDORE, India (AP) — Two cricketers from the Australian women’s national team were inappropriately touched…
Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown, already the second-longest in history, with no end in…
Poker’s NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from ‘Ocean’s’ to ‘Rounders’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever…
Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England
BOSTON (AP) — When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the…
British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison
LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday they were scouring hours of closed-circuit TV recordings…
Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian foreign minister warned his counterparts from Southeast Asia that…
A neglected and ancient trade in Spain gets a boost from African migrants
LOS CORTIJOS, Spain (AP) — The bells and bleats faded as Osam Abdulmumen, a migrant…
What to know about Ireland’s election as the country votes for a new president
LONDON (AP) — Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of…
Barger, Varsho and Kirk lead homer barrage as Blue Jays rout Dodgers 11-4 in World Series opener
TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays fans waited 32 years to let loose cheering a World…
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers
Pregnancy centers in the U.S. that discourage women from getting abortions have been adding more…
Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it
For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and…