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Miami-area condo collapses; 1 dead; rescue mission underway

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted ...

Jun 24, 2021

Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Tuesday,...

Jun 23, 2021

1st Jan. 6 riot defendant sentenced, avoids time behind bars

An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first of nearly 500 defendants to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and she avoided time behind bars. Anna Morgan Lloyd of Indiana ...

Jun 23, 2021

Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills more than 50

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia's northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday and killed at least 51 people, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked med...

Jun 23, 2021

Russia fires warning shots to deter UK warship in Black Sea

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian warship fired warning shots and a Russian warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer away from an area in the Black Sea near Crimea that Russia claims as its...

Jun 23, 2021

House will form new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic colleagues on Tuesday that she is creating a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, according to a person fam...

Jun 22, 2021

US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to re...

Jun 22, 2021

Police Chief: Slain Colorado officer was ambushed

DENVER (AP) - A police officer who was one of three people killed in a shooting at a suburban Denver shopping district was ambushed by a suspect who had previously expressed hatred toward police, auth...

Jun 22, 2021

GOP filibuster halts Democrats' signature voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest ...

Jun 22, 2021

Austin backs change in military sex assault prosecution

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual...

Jun 22, 2021