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Australian-Chinese journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A Chinese-Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

Oct 11, 2023

Bedard earns assist in NHL debut as Blackhawks beat Crosby, Penguins 4-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Connor Bedard skated into the faceoff circle, saw one of his idols standing across from him and tried to soak in the moment. That really was Sidney Crosby within arm's reach. That re...

Oct 10, 2023

Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate

JERUSALEM (AP) - Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the tiny coastal enclave, retaliating for the deadly w...

Oct 10, 2023

Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state's lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killi...

Oct 10, 2023

Wild-card Rangers sweep favoured Orioles with 7-1 win at home

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Corey Seager and Adolis Garca homered early, Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over seven innings in another series-clinching start and the Texas Rangers completed an American Le...

Oct 10, 2023

6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) - Another strong earthquake has shaken part of western Afghanistan where a quake on Saturday killed more than 2,000. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning was about 28...

Oct 10, 2023

Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Lidia made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Tuesday evening with winds of 140 mph (220 kph) near Mexico's Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta. The...

Oct 10, 2023

Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards

NEW YORK (AP) - A new indictment unsealed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands ...

Oct 10, 2023

Biden condemns Hamas for 'unadulterated evil' in attack on Israel, vows US resolve in backing Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the militant group Hamas for "sheer evil" for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundred...

Oct 10, 2023

Los Angeles deputies were taken to a hospital after fire broke out during training

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Multiple Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire during a "training incident" north of Los Angeles, authorities said. The exten...

Oct 10, 2023