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India begins counting votes in marathon election expected to bring Prime Minister Modi a third term
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday began counting more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power. The 6-week-long election was seen as a referendum on...
Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective panelists were questioned about their thoughts on gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom. ...
China's spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface
BEIJING (AP) — China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit...
Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening...
French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events
DEAUVILLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — ‘’To our forever heroes: Thank you'' — those words inscribed by French schoolchildren on a big poster greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans, many in their 100s, as they arrived on Monday in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day...
How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag" and said the judge was a...
Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he'd tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A GOP-led...
With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure
NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper's executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan aimed at stopping an exodus of readers over the past few years. Post publisher Will...
Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — At the start of its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel set an ambitious goal: destroy Hamas. At the time, the Biden administration committed to the objective, giving Israel considerable stocks of weaponry and voicing its support. Nearly eight months...
Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum...
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China's spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface
BEIJING (AP) — China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit...
Epoch Times CFO is arrested and accused of role in $67M multinational money laundering scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, is accused of taking part in a multi-year scheme to launder tens of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and other funds, according to an indictment unsealed...
India begins counting votes in marathon election expected to bring Prime Minister Modi a third term
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday began counting more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power. The 6-week-long election was seen as a referendum on...
India begins counting votes after a marathon election widely expected to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term
NEW DELHI (AP) — India begins counting votes after a marathon election widely expected to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term.Bear killed in Connecticut and the shooter claims self defense, a year after a law was passed
CANTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police were investigating the killing of a 450-pound, adult male black bear on Monday morning and claims by the shooter that it was done in self-defense. The bear was killed after “reportedly feeding at an unsecured dumpster" in Canton, a...
French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events
DEAUVILLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — ‘’To our forever heroes: Thank you'' — those words inscribed by French schoolchildren on a big poster greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans, many in their 100s, as they arrived on Monday in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day...
Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening...
Rookie police officer who was fatally shot in Arizona died on duty like his dad did 18 years earlier
PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Briese grew up in Montana wanting to work in law enforcement, just like his dad. He wasn’t deterred even after his father died while on duty at age 38 in 2006. “I actually had to try and talk him out of it a few times, but he had his heart set,” Capt....
The Latest | Four more Israeli hostages declared dead, and Palestinians seek to join genocide case
Israel's military confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three men in their 80s who were seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. Around 80 hostages captured on Oct. 7 are believed to still be alive in Gaza, alongside the remains of 43 others. ...
Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of the most active volcanoes in the world
HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area and then paused about 12 hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The eruption was about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of the...
