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Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams lost in the first round of her 24th appearance at the All England Club. Williams fell to the ground at Centre Court early on again...

Jul 03, 2023

Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

BALTIMORE (AP) - Two people were killed and 28 were wounded when gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore Sunday morning, including three who are in critical condition, police said. Baltimore Pol...

Jul 02, 2023

France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen's killing by police

PARIS (AP) - France's Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police. The...

Jul 01, 2023

At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said. The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known f...

Jul 01, 2023

Biden pushing ahead with new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative to provide relief to 43 million borrowers. Pr...

Jun 30, 2023

Tajik man fatally shoots two officers at a Moldova airport after he was denied entry, officials say

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - A Tajikistan national who was denied entry into Moldova at its main international airport grabbed a guard's weapon and fatally shot two security officers Friday, officials sai...

Jun 30, 2023

Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from elections until 2030

SAO PAULO (AP) - A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfo...

Jun 30, 2023

The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) - A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will h...

Jun 30, 2023

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last ...

Jun 30, 2023

Fiery protests grip France for 3rd night over deadly police shooting of a teenager

NANTERRE, France (AP) - French protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in the streets of some French cities early Friday morning as tensions mounted over the deadly polic...

Jun 29, 2023