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DeSantis is in a car accident on his way to Tennessee presidential campaign events but isn't injured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a multi-car accident on Tuesday as he traveled in a motorcade to campaign events in Tennessee for his 2024 presidential bid but was uninjured.

Jul 25, 2023 8:20 AM Read more >

China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi

BEIJING (AP) — China has removed outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi.

Jul 25, 2023 5:28 AM Read more >

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service’s own prescribed burn started a sprawling 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, the agency acknowledged Monday in a report published after a lengthy investigation.

Jul 24, 2023 8:02 PM Read more >

Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was

Jul 24, 2023 6:38 PM Read more >

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S.

Jul 24, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande . Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov.

Jul 24, 2023 2:39 PM Read more >

Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community.

Jul 24, 2023 11:29 AM Read more >

North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S.

Jul 24, 2023 10:26 AM Read more >

15 killed and 26 injured in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, state media say

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Wildfires raged across Algeria killing 15 people and injuring 26 others, state media reported Monday.

Jul 24, 2023 10:19 AM Read more >

A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Somalia's capital, an army officer says

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber on Monday targeted a military training academy in Somalia, killing 25 soldiers in the capital of Mogadishu, a senior army officer said.

Jul 24, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >