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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting…
‘Palestinians will not leave,’ their president tells world leaders at UN in defiant, virtual speech
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Speaking over video after the United States denied his visa, the…
A plane had to be stopped by a safety zone at the end of the runway at a Virginia airport
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the…
Bryson DeChambeau, a man of the people, brings his show to Ryder Cup with some bickering to boot
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — There’s one YouTube video of Bryson DeChambeau riding in a golf…
Dozens of masked people smash cases and take off with jewelry in a California robbery
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — At least two dozen people wearing masks and some carrying…
Vatican prosecutors suffer embarrassing loss as tribunal says their appeal is inadmissible
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal put an end Thursday to prosecutors’ efforts…
Chinese premier says US and his country need to ‘work in the same direction’
NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang told a group of American business executives…
European soccer body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel
GENEVA (AP) — European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its…
Moldova’s ruling pro-EU party leader says high-stakes election will define the country’s future
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — The leader of Moldova’s pro-European ruling party is blunt about the…
Off-duty officer shoots and wounds man inside New York City’s busy Penn Station, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City police officer shot and wounded a…
Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy in Libya case
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to…
Israel is increasingly being treated as a global pariah. It’s shielded by Trump, for now
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations on Friday,…
Trump extends Georgia health insurance program with work requirements, despite red tape findings
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s program that provides health insurance to some low-income adults that document…
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as health officials warn of lack of funds
GOMA, Congo (AP) — As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo,…
First radar images from new Earth-mapping satellite showcase Maine coast and North Dakota farmland
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show…
Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman…
A mother’s fear led to the arrest of a man accused of setting fire to a Jewish center
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of arson at a Chabad Jewish Center…
Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck houses and tents in central and southern…
Viktor Hovland’s great pursuits: A perfect golf swing and the truth about UFOs
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Viktor Hovland’s golf swing clicked at the right time. His search…
UN court hears case of alleged Rwandan genocide financier stranded in legal limbo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges and lawyers met on Thursday to discuss…
Shooting at school in northeast Brazil leaves 2 teenagers dead, 3 others injured
SAO PAULO (AP) — Two teenagers have died and three others were left wounded after…
What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in…
Russia is tracking two satellites used by the German military, defense minister says
BERLIN (AP) — Russia is currently tracking two Intelsat satellites used by the German military,…
Bodies of five migrants recovered in Libyan desert, says local aid groups
CAIRO (AP) — The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern…