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Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000

CARACAS (AP) — The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela last month rose to 5,069 late…

July 18, 2026

Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation and his own legacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter used to be one of President Donald Trump ’s favorite political targets, a catchall foil…

July 18, 2026

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Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views…

July 18, 2026

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Pop culture’s ‘reverent irreverence’: How artists blur irony, sincerity and religion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indie musician Alex Cameron is known for his transgressive lyrics. So when he started singing passionately…

July 18, 2026

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Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year’s deadly disaster

After deadly floods killed more than 100 people in Texas’ Hill Country last July, officials vowed major changes in hopes…

July 18, 2026

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The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war

A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone…

July 18, 2026

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Massive fire becomes Norway’s largest in modern times after destroying more than 100 homes

DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — The largest residential fire in modern Norwegian history destroyed more than 100 homes and forced hundreds…

July 18, 2026

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Ukrainian drones hit warehouses and other sites across Russia, killing 9 and wounding over 80

Ukrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on…

July 18, 2026

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US military launches new airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran for deaths of US troops

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said that it carried out new airstrikes against Iran on Sunday…

July 18, 2026

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Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status

LITOCHORO, Greece (AP) — Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods,…

July 17, 2026

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Indian police forcibly hospitalize a prominent Cockroach Party activist on hunger strike

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police forcibly transferred a prominent activist to a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday after his…

July 17, 2026

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Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — For decades, U.S. anti-abortion groups have lobbied domestically and abroad for restricting access to abortion. In…

July 17, 2026

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Rescuers race to find survivors in the rain after a landslide in China kills at least 8

CHONGQING, China (AP) — Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city…

July 17, 2026

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International visitors came to the United States for soccer. Some saw beyond the clichés, too

From across borders and oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer. Along the way, they have encountered…

July 17, 2026

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A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father

A federal prosecutor in Texas shared new details Thursday evening about the moments before an immigration officer shot and killed…

July 17, 2026

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License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah revoked another campus license on Friday for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said…

July 17, 2026

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Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (AP) — The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at…

July 17, 2026

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Off-duty employee arrested in shooting near ICE detention center in Colorado that injured a woman

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — An off-duty employee at a federal immigration detention center in Colorado has been arrested for allegedly…

July 17, 2026

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US must learn to navigate its pay-for-play world to find a pipeline to World Cup competitiveness

In Argentina, one of the greatest honors for a local soccer club might be to produce a player who moves…

July 17, 2026

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Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than…

July 17, 2026

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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of…

July 17, 2026

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Mullin pushes states to comply with election demands, echoing Trump’s claims about midterm risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday warned that state officials could lose funding or face investigations…

July 17, 2026

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Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther…

July 17, 2026

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Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle…

July 17, 2026