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‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting
DALLAS (AP) — As law enforcement officers hung back outside Khloie Torres' fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas, she begged for...
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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state
SAO PAULO (AP) — A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of...
Read moreFor freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against Putin is his priority
BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a...
Read moreTrump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate at news conference and lashes out at Harris
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump gave an hourlong news conference Wednesday in which he recommitted to debating Vice...
Read moreMeet the press? Hold that thought. The candidate sit-down interview ain’t what it used to be
During Kamala Harris' thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside...
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The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active...
Read moreHarris and Walz are showing their support for organized labor with appearance at Detroit union hall
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to play up their...
Read moreMaui remembers the 102 lost in the Lahaina wildfire with a paddle out 1 year after devastating blaze
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Dozens of Maui surfers, canoe paddlers and boat riders made their way into the ocean off...
Read moreCOVID-stricken Noah Lyles finishes 3rd in 200 meters won by Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended...
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to...
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