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Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues. The justices...

Jan 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

ATLANTA (AP) - Dexter Scott King, the younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the ...

Jan 22, 2024

The Supreme Court will consider overturning Richard Glossip's murder conviction in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by ...

Jan 22, 2024

Relatives of Israeli hostages storm parliament committee meeting to demand action on captives

JERUSALEM (AP) - Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza stormed into a Finance Committee meeting at Israel's parliament on Monday, yelling "you won't sit here while they are dying ...

Jan 22, 2024

India's Modi opens a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of national polls

AYODHYA, India (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, delivering on a cruci...

Jan 22, 2024

Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people

BEIJING (AP) - A landslide in southwestern China's mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disa...

Jan 21, 2024

Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The ...

Jan 21, 2024

Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday on the eve of the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that faile...

Jan 21, 2024

Officials report at least 18 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least 18 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. A further 13 pe...

Jan 21, 2024

Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the "rat hole"

CHICAGO (AP) - You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." The indentat...

Jan 20, 2024