Greece’s government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start…
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Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for…
Continue Reading The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Colombian counterpart…
Continue Reading Gunman on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 87-year-old and wounding 3 others
NEW YORK (AP) — A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across…
Continue Reading Protests grow as Israel’s far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s anti-government protest movement gained new momentum on Saturday night as…
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Six killed in California plane crash, authorities investigates
The Cessna C550 business jet crashed in a field near French Valley Airport. It had taken off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, CBS…
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Arizona police officers catch runaway goats
Officers in Glendale chased a pair of four-legged suspects who had escaped their owners on July 1. Bodycam footage released by Glendale Police…
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Backpack left on California freeway shuts down for emitting smoke
A passerby reported the suspicious backpack on the Burbank Boulevard Friday afternoon. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Arson and Explosives…
Continue Reading Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states
By The Associated Press A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern…
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Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states
By The Associated Press A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern…
Continue Reading Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans announced Saturday that the party’s presidential nominating caucuses…
Continue Reading Megan Rapinoe says she’ll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after an illustrious career in…
Continue Reading Wilson and Stewart go with familiar choices in WNBA All-Star Game draft
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart made the WNBA All-Star draft about picking their…
Continue Reading Latvia’s foreign minister, an ardent backer of Ukraine, is sworn in as the new president
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister, known for his tough line on neighboring Russia and strong…
Continue Reading A mob storms Tbilisi Pride Fest site, forcing the event’s cancellation
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia,…
Continue Reading Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year for the first time
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time, according to the head of the country’s dairy…
Continue Reading Minnesota officials say error in tax cut bill could cost taxpayers $352 million, but promised a fix
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials discovered an error in a tax cut bill lawmakers passed this spring that could cost taxpayers $352 million…
Continue Reading 4 die in upstate NY house fire as crews respond to woman’s desperate call
NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Four people died, including a 5-year-old girl, when a fire swept through a house west of Albany, New York, just before…
Continue Reading Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one…
Continue Reading Six killed when small plane crashes, bursts into flames in field near Southern California airport
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames during the second of two landing…
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