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A woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic pleads guilty to arson

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Jul 20, 2023 1:21 PM Read more >

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday.

Jul 20, 2023 9:58 AM Read more >

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10:01 a.m.

Jul 20, 2023 8:51 AM Read more >

Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand's match against

Jul 20, 2023 6:53 AM Read more >

Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy is pardoned and released from jail

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy was released from jail Thursday, days after he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, according to his family and a rights defender.

Jul 20, 2023 4:37 AM Read more >

A gunman in New Zealand has killed 2 people ahead of Women's World Cup tournament

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament.

Jul 19, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuries

PHOENIX — A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S.

Jul 19, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump can’t make a federal case out of this one. U.S. District Judge Alvin K.

Jul 19, 2023 11:48 AM Read more >

Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authored.

Jul 19, 2023 11:27 AM Read more >

New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who considered but decided against runs for president and the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2024.

Jul 19, 2023 10:39 AM Read more >