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Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine early Monday, targeting multiple regions across the country, the Ukrainian air force said. The attack, whic...
Aug 26, 2024
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transport...
Aug 26, 2024
Hone weakens to tropical storm while sweepng past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
HONOLULU (AP) - Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that st...
Aug 26, 2024
Sven-Goran Eriksson, Swedish soccer coach who was first foreigner to lead England team, dies at 76
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England's first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, died...
Aug 26, 2024
A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
CAIRO (AP) - A dam collapsed in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes, the country's health ministry said. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In a stateme...
Aug 26, 2024
Russia's deadly overnight barrage of missiles and drones hits over half of Ukraine, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities in attacks that Pr...
Aug 26, 2024
Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, mar...
Aug 26, 2024
Police in Iceland call off search at ice collapse that killed 1 person, saying no one is missing
LONDON (AP) - Police in Iceland called off a search Monday for two tourists initially believed missing after the collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and seriously injured another, saying th...
Aug 26, 2024
Nelly Korda regains dominant form to lead Women's British Open by 3 shots at the home of golf
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Nelly Korda looks to be back to her dominant best at the home of golf. The top-ranked American mastered more blustery conditions at St. Andrews by shooting a bogey-free, 4...
Aug 26, 2024
Red Sox catcher Jansen set to make history on Monday against Blue Jays
BOSTON (AP) - Danny Jansen will become the first major leaguer to appear in a game for both teams when he plays catcher for the Boston Red Sox on Monday in the resumption of a suspended game against t...
Aug 26, 2024