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Attorney General Garland will appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 e...

Aug 11, 2023

All of the oil from a deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen has been transferred, UN says

CAIRO (AP) - The transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said. An ...

Aug 11, 2023

UN says 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago walk free

CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations said Friday that five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. In a brief statement, Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretar...

Aug 11, 2023

Judge Chutkan largely sides with defense on protective order in Trump election case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump largely sided with his defense Friday in a dispute over a protective order and said she was inclined to...

Aug 11, 2023

Gunmen ambush carrying Syrian soldiers killing 20 in country's east

BEIRUT (AP) - Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers early Friday in the country's east, killing at least 20 and wounding others, opposition activists said. The attack was believed to be carri...

Aug 11, 2023

Maui residents had little warning before flames overtook town. At least 53 people died.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Maui residents who made desperate escapes from flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii's famous emergency warning system didn't alert them as fires raced toward their homes, in i...

Aug 10, 2023

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. "I'd been gone for four days and was look...

Aug 10, 2023

Iran puts 5 Iranian-American prisoners under house arrest, lawyer says; Tehran does not acknowledge

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran has put five Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, a U.S.-based lawyer said Thursday, a move coming as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was...

Aug 10, 2023

Western officials: Niger junta warned they'd kill deposed president after any military intervention

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if regional countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Wes...

Aug 10, 2023

Biden will ask Congress for $13B to support Ukraine, $12B for disaster fund, an AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will ask Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and ...

Aug 10, 2023