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Florida Republicans to vote on removing chairman accused of rape as DeSantis pins hopes on Iowa

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Republican Party of Florida was holding a special meeting Monday to decide whether to oust Chairman Christian Ziegler and select a new leader as police investigate a rape ...

Jan 08, 2024

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78

MUNICH (AP) - Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78. "It is with deep sadne...

Jan 08, 2024

Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The Washington Commanders fired coach Ron Rivera on Monday, the first move of many expected by new owners as they put their stamp on the NFL franchise they bought last year. The de...

Jan 08, 2024

Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots. The Patriots coach also confirmed Monday during his season-...

Jan 08, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, an official says

BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese security official said Monday that an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed a senior commander of the militant group Hezbollah. The assassination comes as clashes betwe...

Jan 08, 2024

South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery near their sea boundary for a third straight day.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery shells near the rivals' tense sea boundary for a third straight day. South Korea's military says the North fired more than 90...

Jan 07, 2024

Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months in the sidelines. Nadal said he had conc...

Jan 07, 2024

United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28...

Jan 06, 2024

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) - The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 ...

Jan 05, 2024

Nude man nabbed by police after 'cannonball' plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Alabama

LEEDS, Alabama (AP) - A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the store, police said. The ordeal happene...

Jan 05, 2024