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US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner who faces execution on Wednesday in the 1980 killings of two people, clearing the way for the state...

Nov 16, 2022

UVA cancels upcoming game in wake of shooting that killed 3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia has canceled a home football game scheduled for Saturday in the wake of a shooting that left three players dead and another wounded. The school a...

Nov 16, 2022

Official says oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, an official t...

Nov 16, 2022

Puig's agent: Ex-MLB star felt `rushed' at probe with feds

NEW YORK (AP) - Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig did not have a criminal attorney with him and felt compromised partly because of his mental health issues at an interview with federal agents...

Nov 15, 2022

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week aft...

Nov 15, 2022

Biden 'unlikely' missile that hit Poland fired from Russia

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it was "unlikely" that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but pledged support for Poland's investig...

Nov 15, 2022

US Catholic bishops elect Timothy Broglio as new president

BALTIMORE (AP) - Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Cath...

Nov 15, 2022

Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, a massive infusion of cash that could help support the nation as Russian forces s...

Nov 15, 2022

Trump Org.'s longtime CFO testifies at company's fraud trial

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's longtime finance chief took the witness stand Tuesday at the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial, making his long-awaited turn as the star prosecution witness ...

Nov 15, 2022

McCarthy clears first step to House speaker, but grind ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy cleared the first major step Tuesday toward becoming House speaker, winning majority support from colleagues on a secret ballot. He now faces a weeks...

Nov 15, 2022