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Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward
TABQA, Syria (AP) — Government forces seized a strategic town Sunday in eastern Syria, part…
Zeynep Sönmez rushes to aid ballkid during Australian Open upset win
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Zeynep Sönmez rushed to the aid of an ailing ballkid in…
Massive fire engulfs dozens of shops at a shopping mall in southern Pakistan, killing 3 people
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s…
Moutet’s underarm serve seals Australian Open first-round win
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Corentin Moutet sliced in an underarm serve on match point and…
Taiwan detains journalist for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A journalist in Taiwan was detained on allegations of bribing army…
Elephant seals return to Año Nuevo State Park. Visitors watch battling bulls and 75-pound pups
PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California’s…
Israeli troops kill Palestinians for crossing a vague ceasefire line that’s sometimes unmarked
CAIRO (AP) — A dividing line, at times invisible, can mean life or death for…
Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm
It’s that time of year again, when the fuzzy socks are working overtime, the heat…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters MINNEAPOLIS…
Photos show anti-ICE crowd chase off pro-ICE demonstrators from Minneapolis streets
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A large group of protesters turned out in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday…
Thousands march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump’s threats to take it over
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take…
Inmates in 3 Guatemalan prisons hold dozens of guards hostage
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Several dozen Guatemalan prison guards were being held hostage by inmates…
Photos of tensions between federal officers and locals in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tensions between residents and federal immigration officers continued to rise in the…
NASA’s new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad…
Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations. But for…
Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out…
Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to continue fight against corruption
NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Serbia as university students…
Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida
HOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across…
Iran’s leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deaths
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of…
Kianna Underwood, former Nickelodeon star, killed in hit-and-run
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials say Kianna Underwood, a former Nickelodeon child star,…
Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” which was initially seen as a…
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office…
Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Thom Tillis isn’t holding back during his final year in Washington.…