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Fast-moving brush fire in Northern California prompts evacuations in Oakland neighborhood

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A fast-moving brush fire has prompted an evacuation of an Oakland neighborhood and damaged at least four structures. The fire comes as forecasters have issued red flag warnings fo...

Oct 18, 2024

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both sought support from Arab American voters Friday as they campaigned in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that ...

Oct 18, 2024

Hamas official confirms Sinwar's death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) - A top political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, on Friday confirmed the death of the group's leader, Yahya Sinwar. Al-Hayyaa, in a televised statement, reiterated the Palestinian mi...

Oct 18, 2024

South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, a development that could bring a third country into the w...

Oct 18, 2024

Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules

ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...

Oct 17, 2024

Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules

ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...

Oct 17, 2024

Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to...

Oct 17, 2024

Judge grants Texas lawmakers' unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case

HOUSTON (AP) - A judge on Thursday granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man who was scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied...

Oct 17, 2024

For Harris, complicated politics are at play as she calls for end to war, discusses Sinwar's death

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palesti...

Oct 17, 2024

Colorado gold mine where tour guide was killed and tourists trapped ordered closed by regulators

DENVER (AP) - A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours...

Oct 17, 2024