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Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign Friday

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into t...

Jul 11, 2023

North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea day after making threat over alleged US spy flight

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North threatened "shocking" consequences to protest what ...

Jul 11, 2023

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. The Cali...

Jul 11, 2023

California man paralyzed from run-in with police gets $20 million settlement

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state's history, offi...

Jul 11, 2023

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that killed two ...

Jul 11, 2023

NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine's membership, a position that disappointed Zelenskyy

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the leaders of the military organization's member nations have agreed to allow Ukraine to join "when allies agree and conditions ...

Jul 11, 2023

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court

Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...

Jul 11, 2023

Helicopter with 6 on board including foreign tourists is missing near Mount Everest in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A helicopter carrying foreign tourists went missing Tuesday in the Mount Everest area of Nepal and contact was lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was returning to the capit...

Jul 11, 2023

Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso

SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...

Jul 10, 2023

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a fe...

Jul 10, 2023