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A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic

WASHINGTON (AP) - A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants unfit for trial after a military medical panel found that the man's sustained abuse in CIA custody years earli...

Sep 22, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia forms off the US mid-Atlantic coast, expected to bring heavy rain and wind

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and is expected to bring rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. Ophelia ...

Sep 22, 2023

Pope visits multicultural Marseille as some in Europe talk of fences and blockades to curb migration

MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Pope Francis arrived Friday in the French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, to amplify his call for the Mediterranean to be a pla...

Sep 22, 2023

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is 'at the cusp' of an historic agreement with Saudi Arabia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is "at the cusp" of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia. In an address to the U.N. Genera...

Sep 22, 2023

New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the charges against the 69-year-old Democrat nearl...

Sep 22, 2023

Ukraine missile strike hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters, kills 1 serviceman

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine carried out a fiery missile strike Friday on the main headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, killing one serviceman, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Photos and video...

Sep 22, 2023

Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) - A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's headed toward the East Coast. The National Hurricane Cent...

Sep 21, 2023

Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student - a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene matched...

Sep 21, 2023

India suspends visa services in Canada and rift widens between countries

NEW DELHI - India's visa processing centre in Canada suspended services Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada's leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a Can...

Sep 21, 2023

Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least 2

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian missiles pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, according to Ukrainian authorities, starting fires, killing at least two people and trapping others under ru...

Sep 21, 2023