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Owner of the submersible that imploded during Titanic dive suspends operations

The company that owned a submersible that fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it has suspended operations. OceanGate, a company based in Everett, Washington, ...

Jul 06, 2023

The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

DHARMSALA, India (AP) - The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala. Artists play...

Jul 06, 2023

Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thu...

Jul 06, 2023

Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

MIAMI (AP) - Donald Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, made a brief court appearance Thursday as he entered a not guilty plea to charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents from fede...

Jul 06, 2023

Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her. Cleotha A...

Jul 06, 2023

The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing has risen to 17

BOKSBURG, South Africa (AP) - The death toll from a toxic gas leak that authorities blamed on an illegal gold processing operation in South Africa rose to 17, including three children, as police remov...

Jul 06, 2023

Missing 2-year-old girl is found dead in Detroit, after her disappearance sparked massive search

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A missing 2-year-old girl was found dead in Detroit on Wednesday, authorities announced, three days after her disappearance sparked a massive search. Wynter Cole Smith's body was...

Jul 06, 2023

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia, president of Belarus says

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The president of Belarus says Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg and his Wagner troops have remained at the camps they stayed in before an attempted m...

Jul 06, 2023

For third day, it was the hottest day on Earth, as global temperature matches record set Tuesday

Earth's average temperature remained at a record high Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It's the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes. Th...

Jul 05, 2023

Russian missile attack on Lviv, Ukraine, kills 3 people and wounds more, mayor says

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Three people have been killed in a Russian missile attack in Lviv, Ukraine, and the mayor says more people are wounded. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi says around 60 apartments and 50 cars ...

Jul 05, 2023