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Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning 80 times each after Islamic religious police caught them en...

Aug 11, 2025

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do s...

Aug 10, 2025

Henriette strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean but is not forecast to threaten land

HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land. The Miami-based Nat...

Aug 10, 2025

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse

ISTANBUL (AP) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped...

Aug 10, 2025

Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel "has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas." He is speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem and defendin...

Aug 10, 2025

3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland's Santa Claus Village

ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) - Santa's elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the...

Aug 10, 2025

Remains of three 9/11 victims identified nearly 24 years later

Three 9/11 victims' remains have newly been identified, officials said this week, as evolving DNA technology keeps making gradual gains in the nearly quarter-century-long effort to return the remains ...

Aug 09, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...

Aug 09, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...

Aug 09, 2025

Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...

Aug 09, 2025