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Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women's team and the greatest gymn...

Oct 04, 2023

At least 3 people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts, police say

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) - At least three people, including a person riding a bus, were shot Wednesday in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke following a fight on a downtown street, state police said...

Oct 04, 2023

Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming crea...

Oct 04, 2023

Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish media reported Wednesday that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT ...

Oct 04, 2023

Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say

BALTIMORE (AP) - Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an "active shooter situa...

Oct 03, 2023

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

ROME (AP) - A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others...

Oct 03, 2023

Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and ...

Oct 03, 2023

Speaker McCarthy's job at risk after House votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to remain in leadership is now seriously at risk after the House voted Tuesday to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust ...

Oct 03, 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 ele...

Oct 03, 2023

Parents will stand trial in 2021 Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal Tuesday, clearing the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. James and...

Oct 03, 2023