Phoenix area counts 4 heat-related deaths so far this year, 425 last year
Maricopa County Department of Public Health issued a heat report this week, which the agency will compile every week between now and October while…
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Mother pleads guilty after Arizona boy starves to death
An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges stemming from the death of her 6-year-old son who had been locked in a closet…
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Mother pleads guilty after Arizona boy starves to death
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges stemming from the death of her 6-year-old son who…
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Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — Tourism police say a snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan has killed 11 people, including a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after…
Continue Reading Pope Francis resumes regular appointments after canceling schedule with a fever
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever. The pontiff held a…
Continue Reading Clashes between Senegal’s police and supporters of opposition leader leave one dead, others hurt
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal have left one…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations…
Continue Reading Sudan military ruler seeks removal of UN envoy in letter to UN chief, who is ‘shocked’ by the demand
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Sudan’s military ruler has demanded in a letter to the U.N. secretary general that the…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is…
Continue Reading Protesters encircle Serbian state TV building to press government to ease its grip on media
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have encircled the Serbian state television…
Continue Reading Polish president seeks experts’ advice on contentious law targeting opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Aides to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda say that his experts have begun analyzing a highly contentious law on…
Continue Reading Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many…
Continue Reading UK police free man involved in Downing Street collision — then arrest him on unrelated charge
LONDON (AP) — A man who was taken into custody after his car crashed into the gates of the British prime minister’s residence in central London…
Continue Reading Baby eels remain one of America’s most valuable fish after strong year in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels…
Continue Reading Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait as Beijing keeps up pressure on island
BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the…
Continue Reading Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic…
Continue Reading Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for their…
Continue Reading Germany expects Russia to expel German diplomats, teachers, cultural staff
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russia will start expelling German diplomats, teachers and employees of German cultural…
Continue Reading Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic…
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