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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain
July 03, 2025 - 8:55 AM

MADRID (AP) — Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday.
Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere
July 03, 2025 - 8:54 AM

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping center in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported.
The Latest: House leaders rush toward a final vote as Democrats hold the floor
July 03, 2025 - 8:52 AM

House Republicans are ready to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.

Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory
July 03, 2025 - 8:51 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations.
Police say a man injured 4 with a hammer on a German train before he was detained
July 03, 2025 - 8:50 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer Thursday before he was detained by police, authorities said.
Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park
July 03, 2025 - 8:48 AM

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Two elderly female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said.
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain
July 03, 2025 - 8:46 AM

MADRID (AP) — Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday.
Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital
July 03, 2025 - 8:46 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump was set to visit with sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington on Thursday as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of the holiday.
Governor signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds
July 03, 2025 - 8:46 AM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump's

Danish police examine suspicious package at Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen
July 03, 2025 - 8:37 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police were examining a suspicious package sent to the Israeli Embassy in Denmark's capital, authorities said Thursday.
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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain

Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere

The Latest: House leaders rush toward a final vote as Democrats hold the floor

Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory

Police say a man injured 4 with a hammer on a German train before he was detained

Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain

Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital

Governor signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds

Danish police examine suspicious package at Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen

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