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Internet snarl delays vote count in Venezuelan opposition's primary to choose presidential candidate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Ebullient Venezuelans on Sunday chose the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicols Maduro, lining up under a scorching sun and torrent...

Oct 22, 2023

Michigan State didn't seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator says

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler's image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against N...

Oct 22, 2023

Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist win the presidency

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentines began voting in an election Sunday that could see a right-wing populist who upended the political landscape become president and adopt controversial measures ...

Oct 22, 2023

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as...

Oct 22, 2023

Philippines says a coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal, Philipp...

Oct 21, 2023

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near resorts of Los Cabos on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Norma has made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Norma, ...

Oct 21, 2023

Man United, England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 196...

Oct 21, 2023

Israel strikes Gaza after 2 captives freed, and there are signs that aid may soon enter from Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel and Palestinian militants traded fire on Saturday after Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter, the first of some 200 captives to be freed after the ...

Oct 21, 2023

Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted her narrow gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday to give lawyers time to file more briefs on the matt...

Oct 20, 2023

Father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's "doing very good”

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke t...

Oct 20, 2023