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Greek coast guard arrests 9 survivors of migrant ship sinking

KALAMATA, Greece (AP) - The Greek coast guard says nine survivors from the migrant ship that sank off the country's coast have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arrang...

Jun 15, 2023

Nathan Carman dies awaiting trial for his mother's death in 2016 fishing trip off New England

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England in what prosecutors say was a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has di...

Jun 15, 2023

American arrested for assault on 2 US tourists in Germany that left one woman dead

BERLIN (AP) - An American man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting two U.S. tourists near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany and then pushing them down a steep slope, an attack that lef...

Jun 15, 2023

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Native American child welfare law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children, rejecting a broad att...

Jun 15, 2023

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea's military says the North Korean launch occurred Thursday evening but gave no furth...

Jun 15, 2023

Jesuits expel prominent priest Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses ag...

Jun 15, 2023

Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds. Prime Minister Anth...

Jun 14, 2023

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment

MIAMI (AP) - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, jumping into the crowded race just a day after GOP front-runner Donald T...

Jun 14, 2023

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest scandal ...

Jun 14, 2023

Casket of Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is brought to cathedral for his funeral

MILAN (AP) - Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan's Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning, as his legacy - positive or negative - was being hotly debated amon...

Jun 14, 2023