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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:19:20 EDT
Firefighters struggle to contain McKinney wildfire, California's largest this year
Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to pro...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:53:02 EDT
Ukraine grain shipments could resume Monday, Turkish official says
The possibility of the first grain-exporting ship leaving Ukraine's ports on Monday is high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:47:20 EDT
4 children among dozens killed in Kentucky flooding, toll expected to rise
Kentucky's governor said Saturday that flash floods have killed at least 25 people and that he expected that number to rise significantly. He also cautioned that it could take weeks to find all the vi...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 15:15:35 EDT
Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again — just 3 days after he was cleared to exit isolation
U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of "rebound...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:14:53 EDT
Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad
Thousands of followers of an influential Shia cleric breached Iraq's parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts led by Iran-backed groups. ...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:36:56 EDT
Ukraine ordering mandatory evacuation in Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia
The Ukrainian government has decided on a mandatory evacuation of people in the region around the eastern city of Donetsk, scene of fierce fighting with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on S...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:39:36 EDT
No rewards for Washington yet, as Moscow mulls proposed swap for Russian arms dealer
A push to use a prisoner swap to free two U.S. citizens from Russian detention may yield rewards for Washington, but experts say it provides no guarantees that future exchanges involving Moscow will ...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:06:09 EDT
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling at PoW prison that killed dozens
Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separatist region of Eastern Ukraine, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured after the fa...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:20:43 EDT
Canadian man gets life in prison from U.S. judge for aiding ISIS
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced a Saudi-born Canadian man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aiding ISIS by working with propagandists who publicized the group's beheading of ho...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:14:59 EDT
PM wants Spaniards to ditch neckties to stay cool, reduce AC demand amid European heat wave
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked his ministers, public officials and private sector employees on Friday to stop wearing ties and stay cool as heat waves sweep parts of Europe, stoking deman...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:06:56 EDT
Gazprom claims Canada-to-Germany gas turbine transfer not in step with contract
Delivery of a Nord Stream 1 gas turbine to Germany from Canada after maintenance was not in line with the contract, Gazprom's senior manager said on Friday, stepping up criticism of manufacturer Sieme...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:52:51 EDT
California court upholds death penalty for notorious serial killer Charles Ng
California Supreme Court this week upheld the conviction and death penalty for Charles Ng, one of two men implicated in at least 11 sadistic torture-slayings in the U.S. in the mid-1980s. ...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:54:00 EDT
Kentucky hit with catastrophic flooding
Search and rescue teams in Kentucky are trying to reach residents who were trapped by powerful floods overnight, some of which wiped out entire communities.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:29:44 EDT
After abortion ruling, West Virginia could become 1st state to pass law restricting access
A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia's Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling removing its protected...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:12:02 EDT
U.S. tax credit could rev up electric vehicle production in Canada
Canadian automakers breathed a sight of relief Thursday after U.S. lawmakers scrapped part of a massive incentive package for electric vehicles that would have excluded those assembled in Canada from...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:51:07 EDT
Saudi crown prince subject to legal complaint on Khashoggi killing as he arrives in France
A human rights group said it filed a legal complaint with a Paris court on Thursday alleging complicity by Saudi Arabia's crown prince — who is visiting France — in the gruesome 2018 killing of U....

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:21:22 EDT
Former U.S. President Trump says Saudi-funded golf tour creates 'gold rush' for players
Former President Donald Trump played another round at his home course Thursday, this one different from so many others. He was part of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational pro-am, put on by a breaka...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:38:22 EDT
North Korea's Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with U.S, South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rh...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:25:46 EDT
U.S. presses Russia to agree on prisoner swap to free Brittney Griner
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:00:55 EDT
Notre-Dame cathedral rising from the ashes, slated to reopen in 2024
French officials say Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen to worshippers and the public in 2024, more than three years after its roof and spire were destroyed in a massive blaze. ...



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