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Gang attack on armored vehicle in Haiti leaves 2 police officers injured and 1 driver dead
September 15, 2025 - 12:27 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen attacked an armored vehicle in a community near Haiti's capital, leaving two police officers injured and one driver dead, authorities said Monday.
Mothers turn in sons to face charges for Florida grade school vandalism worth $50,000 in damage
September 15, 2025 - 12:29 PM

DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two boys were turned in by their mothers Monday to face charges for allegedly causing $50,000 worth of vandalism damage to a central Florida elementary school's media center, investigators said.
Prosecutors say they'll ask US Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz missing child case
September 15, 2025 - 12:11 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz after an appeals court overturned the verdict in July.
Searchers discover 'ghost ship' that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
September 15, 2025 - 12:09 PM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline.
Little daylight between US and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet
September 15, 2025 - 12:02 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United States showed a unified front on Monday in the face of growing international anger over Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar and its intensifying bombardment of Gaza City.
The oldest mummies in the world may hail from southeastern Asia and date back 12,000 years
September 15, 2025 - 12:01 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years.
UK drops charges against 2 men accused of spying for China
September 15, 2025 - 11:57 AM

LONDON (AP) — British authorities said Monday they were dropping a criminal case against two men who had been accused of spying for China in Britain, including a former researcher who worked in the U.K. Parliament.
South Sudan opposition calls on citizens to defend their country after leader indicted
September 15, 2025 - 11:45 AM

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s largest opposition movement has asked its supporters to mobilize to defend their country days after longtime opposition leader Riek Machar was indicted and suspended from his position as First Vice President. Machar faces a slew of charges including murder, terrorism and crimes against humanity.
Trial begins for 3 accused of stealing $580,000 hidden in couch at South Africa president's farm
September 15, 2025 - 11:42 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three people went on trial in South Africa on Monday after being charged with housebreaking and stealing $580,000 in U.S. banknotes hidden in a couch at a game farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel
September 15, 2025 - 11:36 AM

The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. The visit announced Monday comes as the region is still reeling from Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha. The U.S. has sought to ease tensions between Israel and Qatar, two close American allies.
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Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
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Gang attack on armored vehicle in Haiti leaves 2 police officers injured and 1 driver dead

Mothers turn in sons to face charges for Florida grade school vandalism worth $50,000 in damage

Prosecutors say they'll ask US Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz missing child case

Searchers discover 'ghost ship' that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago

Little daylight between US and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet

The oldest mummies in the world may hail from southeastern Asia and date back 12,000 years

UK drops charges against 2 men accused of spying for China

South Sudan opposition calls on citizens to defend their country after leader indicted

Trial begins for 3 accused of stealing $580,000 hidden in couch at South Africa president's farm

The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel

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