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Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov.

Apr 26, 2023 9:21 AM Read more >

In a growing India, some struggle to prove they are Indians

MURKATA, India (AP) — Krishna Biswas is scared. Unable to prove his Indian citizenship, he is at risk of being sent to a detention center, far away from his modest hut built of bamboo wood that looks down on fields lush with corn.

Apr 26, 2023 7:29 AM Read more >

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya

CAIRO (AP) — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday.

Apr 26, 2023 7:20 AM Read more >

Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of th

Apr 26, 2023 6:33 AM Read more >

China says it will send peace envoy to Ukraine

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine and other nations, state media said, after Beijing said it wants to act as media

Apr 26, 2023 5:33 AM Read more >

Iran says senior cleric on Assembly of Experts shot dead

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Shiite cleric in Iran was shot and killed Wednesday in an attack in a northern province along the Caspian Sea, authorities said.

Apr 26, 2023 2:06 AM Read more >

Intensity of clashes eases amid Sudan truce, residents say

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese in the capital of Khartoum and the neighboring city of Omdurman reported sporadic clashes early Wednesday between the military and a rival paramilitary force but said the intensity of fighting had dwindled on the secon

Apr 26, 2023 1:58 AM Read more >

Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

WASHINGTON (AP) — A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. troops and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic U.S.

Apr 25, 2023 5:47 PM Read more >

As epic snow melts, a California community braces for floods

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground.

Apr 25, 2023 2:26 PM Read more >

Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys

WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants went to the jury on Tuesday after dozens of witnesses over more than three months in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the

Apr 25, 2023 2:06 PM Read more >