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Solomon Islands leader hits back at criticism of deepening security ties with China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The leader of Solomon Islands on Monday hit back at criticism of his nation's deepening security ties with China, saying the United States and Australia had nothing to f...
Jul 17, 2023
Oh boy! Men to compete in artistic swimming -- formerly called synchro -- at Paris Olympics
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers - now called artistic swimmers - have heard the putdowns before. But they're getting t...
Jul 16, 2023
South Korea's death toll from destructive rainstorm grows to 40 as workers search for survivors
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Heavy downpours lashed South Korea a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most des...
Jul 16, 2023
Schools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim
HONG KONG (AP) - Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people...
Jul 16, 2023
Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida's latest invasive species comes a-hoppin' down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which s...
Jul 16, 2023
Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near
MIAMI (AP) - A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs compet...
Jul 16, 2023
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event m...
Jul 16, 2023
Traffic on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. The governor of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, announ...
Jul 16, 2023
GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than ...
Jul 16, 2023
The Vatican's next doctrinal guardian defends the book on kissing he wrote as a young priest
LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) - Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church's new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book...
Jul 16, 2023
