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Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in t...

Feb 15, 2024

Russia has obtained a 'troubling' emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Thursday publicly confirmed that Russia's has obtained a "troubling" emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause "physical destruction" on Ear...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 15, 2024

Kansas City mom and prominent Hispanic DJ dies in a mass shooting after Chiefs' victory parade

Lisa Lopez-Galvan was a music lover and DJ in the Kansas City area who played at weddings, quinceaeras and an American Legion bar and grill. She mixed Tejano, Mexican and Spanish music with R&B an...

Feb 15, 2024

Venezuela orders UN office on human rights to close and its staff to leave in 3 days

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting ...

Feb 15, 2024

Relationship between DA Fani Willis and Nathan Wade started years earlier than claimed, witness says

ATLANTA (AP) - A former friend and co-worker of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that Willis' personal relationship with a special prosecutor began before she hired him t...

Feb 15, 2024

Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children. Shots rang out at the e...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 15, 2024

Gunfire at Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two dozen, including children

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl cele...

Feb 15, 2024

Trump arrives for court hearing on hush money criminal case

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Thursday for a hearing that could decide whether the former president's first criminal trial begins in just 39 days. The hearing to determin...

Feb 15, 2024

5 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Five people have died, including a child, and 18 people have been injured in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Thursday. ...

Feb 15, 2024

France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in Paris as part of a trip that will also go through Germa...

Feb 15, 2024