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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The U.S.

Oct 15, 2023 3:24 AM Read more >

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

Oct 14, 2023 11:06 PM Read more >

New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.

Oct 14, 2023 9:44 PM Read more >

Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza on Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as Israel intensified warnings of an imminent offens

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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse begins its path across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse that is expected to cut across the Americas, began to emerge Saturday morning.

Oct 14, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians resoundingly rejected on Saturday a referendum proposal to create an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people — the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.

Oct 14, 2023 6:58 AM Read more >

Lexi Thompson falls short by 3 shots in her bid to make PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson delivered star-power moments built for a stage like Las Vegas, and when she poured in a pair of long birdie putts Friday, she was on the cusp of history. Thompson was 4 under with seven holes to play.

Oct 14, 2023 6:24 AM Read more >

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians fled in a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate to the southern part of the besieged territory ahead of an expected ground invasion in retaliation for the su

Oct 13, 2023 7:45 PM Read more >

Pennsylvania seeks to expand public awareness of its Indigenous culture and history

BETHLEHEM, Pa.

Oct 13, 2023 3:39 PM Read more >

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism

ARRAS, France (AP) — A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, a

Oct 13, 2023 3:29 PM Read more >