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Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, the Justice Department said Tuesday in disclosing what off...

Aug 6, 2024

Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader

BEIRUT (AP) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of Sin...

Aug 6, 2024

Harris is ready to rally with her running mate but the choice is unknown

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris will introduce her new running mate at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia - but with the event mere hours away, her choice remains a mystery. In rec...

Aug 6, 2024

Bangladesh protesters want Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yunus to lead country after Hasina's departure

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A key organizer of Bangladesh's student protests said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was their choice as head of an interim government a day after the longtime Prim...

Aug 5, 2024

Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, ...

Aug 5, 2024

Democratic primary in Arizona's 3rd District is too close to call, AP determines

PHOENIX (AP) - The race for the Democratic nomination in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District narrowed further Monday, making it too close to call and ensuring an automatic recount. The district lies ...

Aug 5, 2024

Families whose loved ones were left rotting in funeral home owed $950 million, judge rules

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims' relatives in a...

Aug 5, 2024

A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on Americ...

Aug 5, 2024

Venezuelan prosecutor calls for arrest of opposition leaders González, Machado over call to army

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition's presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado over ...

Aug 5, 2024

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped

PHOENIX (AP) - Former president Donald Trump's campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped again...

Aug 5, 2024