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A firefighting plane crashes as new evacuations are ordered in Greece

RHODES, Greece (AP) - A firefighting plane has crashed in southern Greece as authorities battled fires across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures. The crash occurred on the island of E...

Jul 25, 2023

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service's own prescribed burn started a sprawling 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, the agency acknowledged Monday in a report published a...

Jul 24, 2023

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border. F...

Jul 24, 2023

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S...

Jul 24, 2023

Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia's already embattled LGBTQ+...

Jul 24, 2023

Israeli parliament approves key part of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul as opposition exits chamber

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice system. The vote came after a stormy session i...

Jul 24, 2023

UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained US soldier

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas...

Jul 24, 2023

Israel's Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The hospital treating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was released Monday ahead of a key vote on legal changes. Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital over the ...

Jul 24, 2023

Indonesian boat capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The vessel was travelin...

Jul 23, 2023

Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county ent...

Jul 23, 2023