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King Charles III is doing 'extremely well' after cancer diagnosis, queen says at charity event

LONDON (AP) - Queen Camilla said Thursday that King Charles III is doing well given his cancer diagnosis, adding that he has been touched by the messages of support he's received from the public. Cami...

Feb 8, 2024

Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides

WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a ...

Feb 8, 2024

The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday voted to begin work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies, but doubts remained about support from Republicans who rejected a carefu...

Feb 8, 2024

Biden won't call for redactions in special counsel report on classified documents handling

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will not seek any redactions in a report by the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, the White House said Thursd...

Feb 8, 2024

Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells top general it's time for someone new to lead the army

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukraine's top general on Friday and told him it's time for someone new to lead the army. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said he thanks ...

Feb 8, 2024

Supreme Court arguments begin in landmark case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has begun hearing former President Donald Trump's appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot, the justices' most consequential election case since Bush v. Gore in 2000. Th...

Feb 8, 2024

The Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower

PARIS (AP) - An Olympic medal inlaid with a chunk of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each g...

Feb 8, 2024

5 Marines aboard helicopter that went down outside San Diego are confirmed dead, military says

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, military said. Authorities say the CH-53E Super St...

Feb 8, 2024

Israeli strikes kill 13 in a southern Gaza town that could be the next target in the war

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli airstrikes killed over a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas' cease-fire ...

Feb 8, 2024

A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine is rejected as a presidential candidate

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's main election authority on Thursday refused to allow a politician opposing Moscow's military action in Ukraine on the ballot for the upcoming presidential election. Boris Nadezh...

Feb 8, 2024