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Thousands flee homes as heat wave fuels Greek wildfire

TATOI, Greece (AP) - Thousands of people fled their homes north of Athens on Tuesday as a wildfire broke out of the forest and reached residential areas. The hurried evacuations took place just as Gre...

Aug 03, 2021

Powerful explosion in upscale neighborhood of Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A powerful explosion rocked an upscale neighborhood of the Afghan capital Tuesday that is home to several senior government officials, including the defense minister. There w...

Aug 03, 2021

At least 3 wounded in Sweden shooting amid rise in violence

HELSINKI (AP) - At least three people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern Swedish city of Kristianstad, police said. No suspects have been detained yet, Swedish media reported. Swedish pol...

Aug 03, 2021

Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near Metro

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon was on lockdown Tuesday morning after multiple gunshots were fired near a platform by the facility's Metro station. A Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lock...

Aug 03, 2021

NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced ...

Aug 03, 2021

Florida again breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 11,515 patients in one day, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Aug 03, 2021

Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal

BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World W...

Aug 03, 2021

Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, local police said Tuesday. Vitaly Shishov, ...

Aug 03, 2021

Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came ...

Aug 02, 2021

Judge denies new trial request in Mollie Tibbetts case

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man's request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield week...

Aug 02, 2021