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Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A man convicted of shooting and killing two people in Oklahoma City more than two decades ago was executed Thursday morning. Michael Dewayne Smith received a lethal injection a...

Apr 4, 2024

Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) - Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and k...

Apr 3, 2024

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics

PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...

Apr 3, 2024

Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qah...

Apr 3, 2024

Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...

Apr 3, 2024

Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2...

Apr 2, 2024

Eller wins Republican runoff in Mississippi 2nd District, will face Democratic Rep. Thompson

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff Tuesday in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District and will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general electio...

Apr 2, 2024

A strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese i...

Apr 2, 2024

Family and friends recall 'brave' and 'selfless' aid workers killed in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world Tuesday, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to besieged Palestinians...

Apr 2, 2024

Biden and Xi hold first call since November summit, Chinese state media reports

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported. China's state broadcas...

Apr 2, 2024