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Tanzania’s first female president has defied early hopes that she would ease repression
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Less than six months after Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as…
Floating time capsule: Replica boat retraces historic Erie Canal journey 200 years later
GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie…
Bus catches fire after being hit by a motorcycle in southern India, killing at least 25
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into…
Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets at Nigerian coastal city and rewards fishermen
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Conservationists and students cheered as three rescued sea turtles, endangered in…
Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspace
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian…
Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s…
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on…
Cubans rally for Venezuela, Bolivia’s new president and more top photos this week from Latin America
Oct. 17-23, 2025 Cubans rallied for Venezuela against U.S. aggression, Bolivia elected its first centrist…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes NEW…
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player…
Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail…
One family fled Afghanistan. Then US deportations scattered them across the world
As they walked up to the thick metal pillars of the border wall dividing Tijuana…
Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of US president’s visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea…
Ivory Coast presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday’s election
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Candidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election held their final rallies…
How inflatable costumes ballooned at anti-Trump rallies due to a Portland protester’s frog outfit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside…
Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive…
Girl shot in Minneapolis church returns home from the hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a deadly…
The Latest: Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest…
What to know about Coast Guard Island in California, where federal agents have headed
Federal immigration agents were greeted by protests Thursday in the San Francisco Bay Area on…
US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to…
Coast Guard audio captures stranded family’s mayday call. ‘Our ship burned while we were sleeping’
GOSNOLD, Mass. (AP) — Three family members who swam to a private island when their…
Columbus Zoo welcomes 2nd Asian elephant calf this year
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant…
How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities
The indictments announced Thursday of a poker cheating ring involving NBA figures and backed by…
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald…