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Confusion surrounds vote count in NYC mayoral primary

NEW YORK (AP) - The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials abruptly retracted their latest report on the vote count after re...

Jun 29, 2021

Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) - Elected officials pledged Tuesday to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely...

Jun 29, 2021

Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.'s top general in Afghanistan on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the country's deteriorating security situation as America winds down its so-called "forever war...

Jun 29, 2021

South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry pro...

Jun 29, 2021

New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries no...

Jun 29, 2021

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict and as hundreds of thousands of peo...

Jun 28, 2021

Death toll rises to 10 at site of collapsed Florida building

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said another body was recovered overnight from the site of a collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 10. A further 151 people who may...

Jun 28, 2021

Swedish PM asks parliament speaker to find a new government

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, has asked the country's parliament speaker to find a new government. Lofven became the first Swedish leader ever t...

Jun 28, 2021

Exit polls: French far right beaten in regional elections

PARIS (AP) - Polling agency estimations indicate that mainstream candidates have delivered a stinging setback to France's far right in regional elections on Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning cont...

Jun 27, 2021

Families hold onto hope as condo collapse toll rises to 9

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the death toll from the building collapse has risen to nine as search and rescue efforts continue. She said one victim had died in the ...

Jun 27, 2021