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Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder

NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani was in the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, two days after the star partially dislocated his l...

Oct 28, 2024

Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID'd

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say they have identified a "suspect vehicle" connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday. Surveillance ...

Oct 28, 2024

Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene

FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the fir...

Oct 28, 2024

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror ch...

Oct 28, 2024

Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens. The request comes afte...

Oct 28, 2024

At least 40 soldiers are killed in an attack on a military base, Chad's president says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country's west, Chad's presidency said Monday. President Mahamat Deby Itn...

Oct 28, 2024

Founder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt

LONDON (AP) - The founder of the far-right English Defense League was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison for violating a court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations agains...

Oct 28, 2024

More than 43,000 Palestinians killed in yearlong war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says

CAIRO (AP) - The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday. The tally includes...

Oct 28, 2024

More than 43,000 Palestinians killed in yearlong war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says

CAIRO (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 43,000 people have been killed in the yearlong war with Israel, more than half of them were women and children. The tally includes 9...

Oct 28, 2024

NATO confirms that North Korea has sent troops to join Russia's war in Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO on Monday confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its almost three-year war against Ukraine and that some have already been deployed in Russia's Kurs...

Oct 28, 2024