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Grand Canyon flooding knocks out water pipeline serving tourists at the national park, officials say

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of...

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their firs...

Jessica Pegula, Daniil Medvedev and Marta Kostyuk among the early winners at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula was one of the first players to compete at the U.S. Open, and she learned...

Iran's supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US and Israel, and other Mideast news

Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States...

Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided

BOSTON (AP) — In a race that has centered on whether Ed Markey , 80, is too old for another U.S. Senate...

NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around...

Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Karina formed Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and swiftly intensified into a dangerous...

At least 8 dead after ferry with nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off Cyprus' northern coast

BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers an...

Pakistan will award nurse for saving the sole newborn survivor of a hospital nursery fire

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fir...

Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Tens of thousands of Norwegians lined up Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches...

Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum to grant expanded presidential powers ahead of election

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting...

Death toll rises to 38 from Russia's deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war's deadliest...

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Unio...

1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland

GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and...

Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged resident...

An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says

A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” Saturday in a park, following...

Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday...

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California...

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after his arrest...

Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

CAIRO (AP) — Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied...

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