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Toddler and 2 adults fatally shot in Florida during argument over dog sale, authorities say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old child and two adults were fatally shot late Saturday at a Florida apartment complex during an apparent dispute over the sale of a dog, authorities said. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief J.D.

Sep 24, 2023 5:48 AM Read more >

Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting.

Sep 23, 2023 1:02 PM Read more >

A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawi

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Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international order, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N.

Sep 23, 2023 10:41 AM Read more >

Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland over North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with wind and rain

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia swirled across North Carolina after making landfall near Emerald Isle early Saturday, lashing eastern parts of the state with rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water.

Sep 23, 2023 5:53 AM Read more >

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is 'at the cusp' of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N.

Sep 22, 2023 3:54 PM Read more >

Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption

NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful Sen.

Sep 22, 2023 3:44 PM Read more >

A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the

Sep 22, 2023 12:47 PM Read more >

Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe, as he arrived Friday in the Mediterranean port of Marseille amid a new influx of would-be refugees from Africa that h

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Tropical Storm Ophelia forms off the US mid-Atlantic coast, expected to bring heavy rain and wind

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. ANNAPOLIS, Md.

Sep 22, 2023 11:42 AM Read more >