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Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California water agencies could soon turn wastewater into drinking water. The California Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new rules for turning water from to...

Dec 19, 2023

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges...

Dec 19, 2023

Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 111 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces

BEIJING (AP) - At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. Search and rescue op...

Dec 18, 2023

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross th...

Dec 18, 2023

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Hou...

Dec 18, 2023

Hornets' Miles Bridges denied access to Canada for NBA game due to legal problems, AP source says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada for an NBA game due to his past legal problems, a person familiar with the situation told The Associat...

Dec 18, 2023

Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke of Utah pleads guilty in child abuse case

A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers" pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing ...

Dec 18, 2023

Pope says priests can bless same-sex unions, requests should not be subject to moral analysis

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God's love...

Dec 18, 2023

North Korea fires another missile into sea in resumption of weapons testing, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a second ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast Monday, the South Korean military said. The South Korean military said in a statement only that t...

Dec 17, 2023

Serbia's populists claim a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary election

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's ruling populists claimed sweeping victory on Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, which have been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a te...

Dec 17, 2023