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Saudi king leaves hospital after pacemaker battery changed
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests and had the battery of his pacemaker changed, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. King Salman w...
Mar 16, 2022
7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake ...
Mar 16, 2022
Source: Toronto FC to send Jamaican international Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has found a new home for Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence. A source, granted anonymity because the trade was awaiting league approval, confirmed the pendi...
Mar 16, 2022
Media Reports: All-star third baseman Matt Chapman traded to Blue Jays from Athletics
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have addressed their infield needs. Matt Chapman was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, according to several media reports. Shortstop Kevi...
Mar 16, 2022
Council of Europe expels Russia from human rights body
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent's foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over Moscow's invasion and war in Ukraine. The 47-...
Mar 16, 2022
9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university's golf te...
Mar 16, 2022
9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university's golf te...
Mar 16, 2022
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Congress, pleading for help
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader's latest video speech as he uses the West's great legislative bodies as a glo...
Mar 16, 2022
Talking to kids about nukes: Parents, experts suggest truth
NEW YORK (AP) - Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. "When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple t...
Mar 16, 2022
UK lawmaker: Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her way to airport in Iran
LONDON (AP) - A British lawmaker said Wednesday that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran for nearly six years, is on her way to Tehran's airport to leave the country. U.K. lawmake...
Mar 16, 2022