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Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election.

Sep 15, 2023 10:19 AM Read more >

UNESCO puts two locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger.

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A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain tried to return to the island kingdom on Friday to press for her father's release but was turned away from her flight in London.

Sep 15, 2023 7:37 AM Read more >

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for expected visit to fighter jet plant

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it’s concerned his visit is focused on expanding mi

Sep 14, 2023 7:10 PM Read more >

North Korea's Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in the far eastern Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur where he was expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets.

Sep 14, 2023 6:15 PM Read more >

Republican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen.

Sep 14, 2023 5:24 PM Read more >

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.

Sep 14, 2023 5:16 PM Read more >

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly.

Sep 14, 2023 4:59 PM Read more >

Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year.

Sep 14, 2023 4:42 PM Read more >

Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Sep 14, 2023 2:14 PM Read more >