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US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Speculation abo...

Oct 13, 2023

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first explorat...

Oct 13, 2023

A teacher dies and 2 people are wounded in a stabbing in a French school. Terrorism is suspected

PARIS (AP) - A man armed with a knife killed a teacher and wounded another teacher and a security guard on Friday at a high school in northern France, an attack being investigated as potential terrori...

Oct 13, 2023

Worker at Israel's Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is now hospitalized

JERUSALEM (AP) - An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was attacked on Friday and later hospitalized, the country's Foreign Ministry said. China did not immediately acknowledge the assault. It...

Oct 13, 2023

Israel's military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military on Friday directed the hundreds of thousands of residents in Gaza City to evacuate "for their own safety and protection," ahead of a feared Israeli ground offensive....

Oct 12, 2023

Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Maui County released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire on Thursday in response to a public record request from The Associated Press. The 911 audio adds another la...

Oct 12, 2023

GOP's Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thurs...

Oct 12, 2023

1 officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer Thursday and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in prot...

Oct 12, 2023

US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack

BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to...

Oct 12, 2023

San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation...

Oct 12, 2023