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What to know about the recovery efforts in Alaska following ex-Typhoon Halong
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The mass evacuation by military aircraft of hundreds of residents from…
Federal lawsuit challenges private school that gives preference to Native Hawaiians
HONOLULU (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. court in Honolulu challenges an admissions…
Man who sent ‘So I raped you’ message is sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assault
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I…
Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting…
Cable failure and maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal streetcar crash, investigation says
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to…
Nebojsa Pavkovic, Serbian general convicted by UN of war crimes in Kosovo, dies at 79
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nebojsa Pavkovic, a former Serb-led Yugoslav army chief who was convicted…
Photos show Sumo wrestlers bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall
LONDON (AP) — Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert…
France’s former President Sarkozy will begin serving a 5-year prison sentence Tuesday
Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned…
North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s legislature formally began redrawing the state’s congressional district map…
ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says
CHICAGO (AP) — Many federal officers assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have…
The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister
President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal Monday…
UK royals and government face pressure to formally strip Prince Andrew of his titles
LONDON (AP) — He won’t call himself a duke anymore, but that is not enough…
US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An appeals court on Monday put on hold a lower-court ruling…
US man arrested in Scotland and convicted of Utah rape gets at least 5 years in prison
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Monday sentenced a man who appeared…
What to know about the murder trial of an Illinois sheriff deputy who killed Sonya Massey
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the murder trial of an…
Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a US strike in the Caribbean committed any crime
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused…
Lime growers’ leader in Mexico killed after denouncing cartel extortion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A leader of lime growers in the violent western Mexican state…
Authorities say remains found in Philadelphia are of missing woman Kada Scott
Remains found buried in a wooded area behind an abandoned school are those of Kada…
Adam Driver on Jarmusch, ‘Star Wars’ and putting filmmakers first
NEW YORK (AP) — Props, mementos and photographs adorn Adam Driver ’s Brooklyn office. There’s…
Adam Driver on working with Jarmusch, ‘Star Wars’ and putting filmmakers first
NEW YORK (AP) — Props, mementos and photographs adorn Adam Driver ’s Brooklyn office. There’s…
Brazil’s government greenlights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of UN climate summit
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras…
Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden on Monday completed a round of radiation therapy…
Body of slain Nepali hostage held in Gaza repatriated after release by Hamas
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of a Nepali student who was among the hostages…
What to know about Rodrigo Paz, the centrist who shot from obscurity to Bolivia’s presidency
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Three months ago, Rodrigo Paz was a little-known Bolivian opposition…