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Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The South Carolina ...

Nov 12, 2023

76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. has a broken rib after being struck by vehicle that fled the scene

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. broke a rib when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Saturday night in Philadelphia's Center City, authorities said. The 27-year-old Oubre wa...

Nov 12, 2023

Astros will promote bench coach Joe Espada to be manager, replacing Dusty Baker, AP source says

HOUSTON (AP) - Joe Espada will be introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymi...

Nov 12, 2023

Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire, says Israel's battle against Hamas will continue

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the military will continue its battle against Hamas in Gaza with "full force," in a rejection of growing i...

Nov 11, 2023

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh banned from final 3 regular-season games over sign-stealing allegations

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan's three remaining regular-season games on Friday, defying a warning from the second-ranked Wolverines in ...

Nov 10, 2023

FBI seized phones, iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week as part of an investigation into his campaign fundraising, his attorney confirmed Friday. The seizure...

Nov 10, 2023

Federal judge declines to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge in Florida declined for now to postpone former President Donald Trump's classified documents trial but did push back several pre-trial deadlines in the case. The ruli...

Nov 10, 2023

Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says Palestinian death toll has passed 11,000

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the Palestinian death toll in the war has surpassed 11,000 people. The ministry said Friday that 11,078 people had been killed...

Nov 10, 2023

Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas judge has denied a Republican effort to overturn election results in the nation's third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that's been beset by GOP efforts to dictate...

Nov 10, 2023

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds d...

Nov 09, 2023