Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say (apnews.com)
More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabiaas the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday....
The Supreme Court rules against California woman whose husband was denied entry to US (apnews.com)
Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortions....
Malawi's vice president and 9 others have died in a plane crash, the president says (apnews.com)
Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51....
Anchorage Alaska police won't release bodycam video of 3 shootings. It's creating a fight over transparency (apnews.com)
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Biden's asylum halt leaves migrants unsure and rattled (apnews.com)
Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food (apnews.com)
[Argentina] President Milei’s radical state overhaul officially becomes law after months of debate and protests (apnews.com)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s lower house on Friday approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and raucous protests that had raised questions about his ability to govern....
Ex-Florida law enforcement official says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders (apnews.com)
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit....
Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins (apnews.com)
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed....
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes (apnews.com)
The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes....
Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US (apnews.com)
n Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday.
US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba (apnews.com)
Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths by financing paramilitary group, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)
What does Israel’s rescue of 4 captives, and the killing of 274 Palestinians, mean for truce talks? (apnews.com)
Martha's Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That's led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators (apnews.com)
South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons (apnews.com)
South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks....
Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (apnews.com)
Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7....
Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence (apnews.com)
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Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades (apnews.com)
Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that could further worsen already soaring tensions linked to the ongoing war in Gaza....
China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US (apnews.com)
Illinois may soon return land the US stole from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago (apnews.com)
Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe....
Two French Boys Accused of Raping 12-Year Old Girl In Act of Antisemitism (apnews.com)
Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains (apnews.com)
