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Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie card fetches $660,000 at auction in a record-breaking sale
Caitlin Clark has set yet another record, this time with her 2024 WNBA rookie card…
US-led forces kill senior IS leader in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A raid by U.S.-led forces in northwestern Syria on Friday killed…
German regional lawmaker admits drawing swastika on ballot paper next to far-right candidate’s name
BERLIN (AP) — A German regional lawmaker admitted Friday that he drew a swastika next…
Haiti sends 150 soldiers to Mexico for training as gang violence surges
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Friday that it has sent 150 soldiers to…
How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s almost time for summer’s meteor shower duet. The Southern Delta Aquariid…
Russian parliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed ‘extremist’
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament’s upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that…
Britain and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Britain and Australia announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to…
Rescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescue teams in northern Pakistan expanded their search Friday for at…
International Criminal Court refers Hungary to its oversight body for failing to arrest Netanyahu
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court reported…
Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou…
In the news today: Three miners rescued from B.C. mine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Montreal group takes campaign to restore U.S. foreign aid to Times Square
OTTAWA — A Montreal-based organization promoting democracy and digital rights is using a billboard in…
Australia’s swimming dominance: Small population but big results
SINGAPORE (AP) — Australia has a relatively small population. But Australia is a giant when…
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university’s new definition of antisemitism
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Marianne Hirsch, a prominent genocide scholar at Columbia University,…
Here’s why prosecutors didn’t require a full confession from Bryan Kohberger
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One victim’s aunt urged the killer to call her and answer…
Prosecutor who handled high-profile Capitol riot cases sues government over his firing
Michael Gordon prosecuted some of the most notorious members of the mob that attacked the…
Dozens of kids and adults in Gaza have starved to death in July as hunger surges
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were…
US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific…
Hulk Hogan’s death marks the end of an era that defined larger-than-life personalities of the 1980s
Hulk Hogan was billed as “The Immortal One” and the former WWE champion seemed to…
Tennessee sets US House special election as candidates of both major parties line up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A December special election in Tennessee will take place to fill…
Judge sanctions lawyers defending Alabama’s prison system for using fake ChatGPT cases in filings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama’s…
Trump and Hulk Hogan forged a decadeslong bond based on wrestling, reality stardom and politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — One was a businessman turned reality TV star twice elected president. The…
Labor rights group asks El Salvador’s supreme court to strike down contentious ‘foreign agents’ law
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — A labor rights group in El Salvador on Thursday asked the…
Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump’s announced tariff
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that his…