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Israeli strikes have killed nearly 600 in Iran, human rights group says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israeli strikes have killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others, a human rights group said Wednesday. The Washington-based group Human Rights Ac...

Jun 17, 2025

Back-to-back Cats: Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Oilers in 6 games

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners si...

Jun 17, 2025

Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating Oilers in 6 games

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners si...

Jun 17, 2025

Jay Jones wins Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Del. Jay Jones will look to be the face of legal resistance to President Donald Trump in Virginia after winning the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The race was...

Jun 17, 2025

Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after U.S. President Donald Trum...

Jun 17, 2025

Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge expanded a ruling Tuesday that blocked the Trump administration from enacting policy changes to sex markers on passports for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. In ...

Jun 17, 2025

Los Angeles mayor lifts downtown curfew she imposed during protests against immigration raids

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was first imposed in response to clashes with police and vandalism amid protests against Preside...

Jun 17, 2025

Argentine tribunal allows ex-President Fernández to serve corruption sentence at home

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A federal court on Tuesday granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner's request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in B...

Jun 17, 2025

UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons a...

Jun 17, 2025

Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to "accompany" a person out of a courtroom. ...

Jun 17, 2025