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Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court's last decisions of this term are coming on Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its terms on Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts made the courtroom announcement on Friday.

Jun 28, 2024 8:56 AM Read more >

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that put a temporary block on the state’s strict abortion law, and is telling the lower court to let the law take effect.

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7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Peru

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the southern coast of Peru early Friday. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 12:36 a.m. (0536 GMT).

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Trump and Biden spar on economy after skipping handshake at start of debate

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump opened their first 2024 president debate without shaking hands and went right to mixing it up on policy Thursday night. Some key moments from their 90-minute faceoff.

Jun 27, 2024 7:54 PM Read more >

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde schools police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday.

Jun 27, 2024 7:21 PM Read more >

Bolivia's president denies being behind attempted coup and says the general acted 'on his own'

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia President Luis Arce on Thursday denied being behind an attempted coup against him and said the general who apparently led it “acted on his own," lashing out at accusations that he had asked for the mutiny in a plan to b

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Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole t

Jun 27, 2024 5:13 PM Read more >

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officer

Jun 27, 2024 4:04 PM Read more >

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.

Jun 27, 2024 3:36 PM Read more >

Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 6 people and injuring 5

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least six people dead and five injured, officials said.

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