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At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown. Lawmakers wer...

Mar 4, 2025

Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century

EUTIN, Germany (AP) - It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as "Brutigamseiche" in German, the Bridegro...

Mar 4, 2025

Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive m...

Mar 4, 2025

Philippine fighter jet goes missing while on a mission against insurgents in a southern province

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine air force fighter jet with two pilots on board has gone missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a sout...

Mar 3, 2025

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has ...

Mar 3, 2025

LA Kings apologize for selling scarves made in Turkey on Armenian Night

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month. "We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally wan...

Mar 3, 2025

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis had inhaled "copious" amounts of...

Mar 3, 2025

Trump slams Zelenskyy for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that end of Russia's war against Ukraine is still likely "very, very far away." "This ...

Mar 3, 2025

Man pleads guilty to murder and attempted murder in shooting at suburban Chicago July 4 parade

WAUKEGAN, Ill (AP) - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just m...

Mar 3, 2025

Major law enforcement operation underway in German city of Mannheim as public told to stay inside

MANNHEIM, Germany (AP) - Police in the western German city of Mannheim have asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Mannheim is a city of about 300,000 people...

Mar 3, 2025