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Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity in 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily ...

Nov 09, 2023

Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government announced Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Daz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerril...

Nov 09, 2023

White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in N Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in norther Gaza. The Biden administration says it has secured a sec...

Nov 09, 2023

In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old f...

Nov 09, 2023

Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street

MADRID (AP) - Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday. Police said he was...

Nov 09, 2023

Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government

MADRID (AP) - Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region's failed secession bid in ...

Nov 09, 2023

French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that "all lives have equal worth" and that fighting terror...

Nov 09, 2023

Jury finds man not guilty of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica

HONOLULU (AP) - A federal court jury on Wednesday found a man not guilty of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica. Stephen Tyler Bieneman had stood trial this week, charged with ...

Nov 08, 2023

Biden administration picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, people familiar with the selection said Wednesday, choosing the site over one in Virginia follo...

Nov 08, 2023

US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. tr...

Nov 08, 2023